xulla

Catalan

Etymology

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, Spanish enjundia and Portuguese enxúndia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃu.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃu.ʎa]

Noun

xulla f (plural xulles)

1. (Balearic) bacon

   Synonym: cansalada

2. (Empordà) a strip of fried bacon
3. (Valencia) a cooked pork, beef, goat, or lamb rib

   Synonym: costella

Derived terms

• coca de xulla
• xulleta

Further reading

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