portolà
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin portulānus, from portus (“port”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
portolà (feminine portolana, masculine plural portolans, feminine plural portolanes)
- (relational) portolan
- carta portolana ― portolan chart
Noun
portolà m (plural portolans)
- (nautical) portolan
- (historical) harbourmaster
Further reading
- “portolà”, 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