feristela

Catalan

Etymology

From dialectal feristea (“grotesque”), a derivative of ferest (“savage”), with an ending influenced by mostela (“weasel”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾisˈtɛ.lə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /fe.ɾisˈtɛ.la/

Noun

feristela f (plural feristeles)

Further reading

“feristela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“feristela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“feristela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“feristela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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