xalana

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chalana, from French chaland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃəˈla.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃaˈla.na]

Noun

xalana f (plural xalanes)

1. wherry

Further reading

• “xalana”, 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