jàssera

• jàssena (Valencia)

Probably from Arabic جِسْر (jisr, “[wooden] bridge”). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܫܪܐ (“bridge; beam”), from the same Akkadian root.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒa.sə.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒa.se.ɾa]

jàssera f (plural jàsseres)

1. (construction) a thick beam, especially the main beam in a construction

   Synonym: biga mestra

• “jàssera”, 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