allau

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier llau f, with the definite article la llau interpreted as l'allau. Llau is from Latin lābēs (“fall”), from lābor (“to slip”).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈʎaw/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈʎaw/
  • Rhymes: -aw

Noun

allau f (plural allaus)

  1. avalanche (large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side)
  2. avalanche (sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything)

Synonyms

  • llavei
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