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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan losa, from Latin lausia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish or Celtiberian *lausia, from Proto-Celtic *plousā (“stone slab”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Cognate with Spanish losa, French lauze, Galician lousa, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
llosa f (plural lloses)
- slate (tile)
- Synonym: llosarda
- slate (mineral)
- Synonym: llicorella
- slab, flagstone
- deadfall (stone slab used to make a deadfall trap for small game)
- gravestone
- Synonym: làpida
- (figurative) burden
Derived terms
References
- “llosa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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