rúfol

Catalan

Alternative forms

brúfol, rufolós

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Catalan *ruf (“reddish”), from Latin rūfus.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈru.fol/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈru.ful/

Adjective

rúfol (feminine rúfola, masculine plural rúfols, feminine plural rúfoles)

lowering, threatening (of clouds, etc.)
gloomy, overcast
(figuratively) threatening, sinister
Synonym: sinistre

Further reading

“rúfol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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