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xulla.

bacon

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃu.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈt͡ʃu.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bacon

    Balearic · feminine

  2. a strip of fried bacon

    feminine

  3. a cooked pork, beef, goat, or lamb rib

    Valencia · feminine
Where this word comes from

From earlier ensunya (“lard”) by a process of palatalisation (i.e. *enxunya), dissimilation (i.e. *enxulla), and misdivision (i.e. *en xulla). Ultimately from Latin axungia (“axle grease”). Cognate to Galician enxunlla, Asturian enxundia, Spanish enjundia and Portuguese enxúndia.

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