pagellida

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin patella, influenced in form by pagell (“porgy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.ʒəˈʎi.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.d͡ʒeˈʎi.ða]

Noun

pagellida f (plural pagellides)

1. a limpet, especially the common European limpet

   Synonym: barretet

Further reading

• “pagellida”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007