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collar.

a collar (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[kuˈʎa]Central, Northern[koˈʎa]Balearic, Northwestern[koˈʎaɾ]Valencia
  1. a collar (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)

    masculine
  2. a collar (a solid circle of metal placed around the neck of a slave or prisoner)

    masculine
  3. a collar (any ornament placed at the neck)

    masculine
  4. a collar (a gold chain worn about the neck as a badge of belonging to certain chivalric orders)

    historical · masculine
  5. a necklace

    masculine
  6. an aventail

    historical · masculine
  7. a collar (a ring or loop used to support and protect a rotating shaft)

    masculine
  8. a collar (a ring or loop used to join together two parts of a shaft or pole)

    masculine
  9. a collar (lobed membranous expansion of the prothorax of some insects)

    masculine
  10. a collar (a band of feathers, fur, or scales about the neck of an animal that is of a contrasting color to what is near it)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin collāre (“an unattached item worn about the neck”), from Latin collāris.

verb[kuˈʎa]Central, Northern[koˈʎa]Balearic, Northwestern[koˈʎaɾ]Valencia
  1. to join together objects through the use of nuts or bolts

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  2. to collar a person or animal

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  3. to establish control of a person or animal

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  4. to twist (to pressure someone)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  5. to screw (to tighten a screw)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  6. to adjust a collador (“heddle”)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
Where this word comes from

From the action of securing a yoke around the coll (“neck”) of an animal. Compare Sicilian accuḍḍari.

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