espatlla

Catalan

Alternative forms

espatla (dialectal)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare Occitan espatla, French épaule, Spanish espalda (“back”).

Doublet of espàtula, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpal.lə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpaʎ.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpal.la/
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Noun

espatlla f (plural espatlles)

(anatomy) shoulder
Synonym: muscle

Derived terms

espatllar

Further reading

“espatlla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“espatlla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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