cassanella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cassanilla, from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”). Related to French chêne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.səˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.saˈne.ʎa]

Noun

cassanella f (plural cassanelles)

1. gall (plant growth)

   Synonyms: agalla, gala, cecidi

Further reading

• “cassanella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “cassanella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.