llanceta

Catalan

Etymology

llança +‎ -eta

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ʎənˈsɛ.tə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʎənˈsə.tə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ʎanˈse.ta]

Noun

llanceta f (plural llancetes)

Diminutive of llança (“lance”)
lancet (surgical tool)
(zoology) A lancelet, especially the European lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum).

Synonyms

(surgical tool): postermera, escarificador
(European lancelet): amfiox

Further reading

“llanceta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“llanceta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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