embornal

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier embrunals by metathesis from *umbrenals, from Ancient Greek ὀμβρινά τρήματα (ombriná trḗmata, “holes for rain”), from ὀμβρινός (ombrinós, “of rain”) from ὄμβρος (ómbros, “rainstorm”) and τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

embornal m (plural embornals)

  1. storm drain
  2. (nautical) scupper
    Synonym: embó

Derived terms

  • embó

Descendants

  • → Spanish: imbornal
    • → Cebuano: imburnal
    • → Tagalog: imburnal

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

embornal m (plural embornais)

  1. Alternative form of bornal
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