quall

See also: Quall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan quayl, from Vulgar Latin *quaglum, from Latin coagulum. Compare Occitan calh, Spanish cuajo. Doublet of col and coàgul, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkwaʎ]
• Rhymes: -aʎ

Noun

quall m (plural qualls)

1. curd (the part of milk that coagulates when it sours)

   Synonym: quallada

2. rennet (enzyme used in making cheese)

   Llet pasteurizada de cabra, ferments làctics, quall, sal i lisozima. ― Pasteurized goat's milk, cheese cultures, rennet, salt and lysozyme.

Related terms

• coàgul
• coagular
• quallar

 

References

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

Middle English

Noun

quall

1. Alternative form of whale