ferralla

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Catalan

Etymology

From ferro (iron) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferralla f (plural ferralles)

  1. scrap metal

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ferraille.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /feˈraʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /feˈraʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /feˈraʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /feˈraʒa/

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

  • Syllabification: fe‧rra‧lla

Noun

ferralla f (uncountable)

  1. scrap (metal)
    Synonym: chatarra
  2. steel framework

References

  1. ^ ferralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading