soroll

Catalan

Etymology

From the verb sorollar (itself possibly from Latin sollicitāre crossed with titillicāre), possibly influenced by eixorellar. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [suˈɾoʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [soˈɾoʎ]
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  • Rhymes: -oʎ

Noun

soroll m (plural sorolls)

  1. noise
    Hypernym: so
    Hyponyms: brunzit, remor, xiulet
    • 2020 October 10, Àngels Piñol, “Un ‘blues’ per a l’històric carrer Ferran”, in El País[1]:
      “No tot és dolent. Ara hi ha menys soroll i descansem més. I si ha de venir turisme, que no siguin les escombraries”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figurative) stir, uproar, row

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