queixal

Catalan

Etymology

From queix (“lower maxillar”), from Vulgar Latin capseum (“box-like”), from capsa (“box”) and capsus (“wagon body”), or possibly directly from this last one.

Pronunciation

Noun

queixal m (plural queixals)

  1. (dentistry) molar
    Synonym: molar
  2. (by extension) tooth-shaped protuberance present in an otherwise straight line or flat surface
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Davant meu la roca s'obria com un queixal gegant i cariat.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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