torredà

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *turritānus, from turris (“tower”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tu.rəˈða]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [to.rəˈða]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [to.reˈða]

torredà m (plural torredans, feminine torredana, feminine plural torredanes)

1. lighthouse keeper

   Synonym: torrer

2. inhabitant of any of various Catalan towns with the element Torre ("tower") in their name, such as Torre de Cabdella, Torre de Claramunt, Torrelameu, etc.

torredà m (plural torredans)

1. (Valencia) house sparrow

   Synonyms: pardal, teuladí

• “torredà”, 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