mascarell

Catalan

Etymology

mascara (“soot”) +‎ -ell

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məs.kəˈɾeʎ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /mas.kaˈɾeʎ/

Adjective

mascarell (feminine mascarella, masculine plural mascarells, feminine plural mascarelles)

sooty
Synonym: emmascarat

Noun

mascarell ? (plural mascarells)

The northern gannet (Morus bassanus).
Synonyms: mascarell atlàntic, sotaler, bec de trinxet
Any of various others birds in the family Sulidae; the boobies and gannets.

Further reading

“mascarell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“mascarell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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