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calamarsa

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Probably from a Pre-Roman Celtic root caria martia ("stones of March"), analogically to calabruix (hail).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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calamarsa f (plural calamarses)

  1. hail (balls of ice falling as precipitation)
    Synonyms: granís, pedra

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ calabruix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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