morralla

Catalan

Etymology

From morro (snout) + -alla.

Pronunciation

Noun

morralla f (plural morralles)

  1. a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella
    Synonym: raballa
  2. (figurative) a worthless person or thing

Noun

morralla f (plural morralles)

  1. (usually in the plural) headgear (of a harness)

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Further reading

Spanish

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Noun

morralla f (plural morrallas)

  1. junk; something of low quality
    Synonym: chatarra
    • c. 1890-1900, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, En el mar:
      Las redes sólo sacaban algas o pez menudo, morralla de la que se deshace en la sartén. Los atunes habían tomado este año otro camino, y nadie conseguía izar uno sobre su barca.
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  2. riff-raff
  3. (colloquial) change (small coins)
    Synonym: calderilla
  4. small fry (fish)

Further reading

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