penjarella

Catalan

Etymology

From penjar +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəɲ.ʒəˈɾe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peɲ.d͡ʒaˈɾe.ʎa]

Noun

penjarella f (plural penjarelles)

1. hang (of a curtain); something which hangs
   • 1931, Prudenci Bertrana, L'hereu:

     Les cambres feien ensems la servitud de rebost i de graner; hi havia una barreja pintoresca de llits i sacs, de caixes i andròmines de tota llei, de forcs de cebes i de penjarelles del porc salat.

     The rooms served as both pantry and granary; there was a picturesque mixture of beds and sacks, of boxes and pieces of junk of every description, of forks of onions and hanging pieces of salted pork.

2. wreath, garland
3. pendant, drop; charm, trinket

Further reading

• “penjarella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.