sonall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sonāculum, from Latin sonāre (“make noise”). By surface analysis, sonar +‎ -all. Doublet of sonalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈnaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [soˈnaʎ]

Noun

sonall m (plural sonalls)

1. jingle (metal disc of a tambourine)
2. rattle

Further reading

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