xarpellera

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • serpellera, serpillera

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan enserpellar, eixerpellar, possibly from Latin scirpiculus (from scirpus (“bullrush”)) with the prefix ex-.

Pronunciation

Noun

xarpellera f (plural xarpelleres)

  1. burlap, sackcloth
    Synonym: arpillera

References

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