calamarsa

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from a Pre-Roman Celtic root caria martia ("stones of March"), analogically to calabruix (hail).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

calamarsa f (plural calamarses)

  1. hail (balls of ice falling as precipitation)
    Synonyms: granís, pedra

Derived terms

References

  1. calabruix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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