corcoll

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). The connection to "back of the neck" is obscure and this may represent a different root entirely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kurˈkuʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [korˈkoʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [kurˈkoʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈkoʎ]

Noun

corcoll m (plural corcolls)

1. (dialectal) worm, larva

   Synonyms: corc, corcó

2. nape of the neck

   Synonym: nuca

3. stem (of a spinning top)

   Synonym: capoll

Derived terms

• escorcollar

Related terms

• corc
• corcollana

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “corcoll”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “corcoll”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007