repèl

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rəˈpɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rəˈpəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [reˈpɛl]

Noun

repèl m (plural repèls)

1. Pre-2016 spelling of repel (“hair out of place”).

Usage notes

• The spelling repèl was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.