faralló

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *faraliōne, via metathesis from Ancient Greek φαλαριῶν (phalariôn), from φάλαρος (phálaros, “having a white spot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fə.ɾəˈʎo]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [fa.ɾaˈʎo]

Noun

faralló m (plural farallons)

sea stack

Further reading

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

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