llosa

Meaning

1. (feminine) slate (tile)
2. (feminine) slate (mineral)
3. (feminine) slab, flagstone
4. (feminine) deadfall (stone slab used to make a deadfall trap for small game)
5. (feminine) gravestone
6. (feminine, figuratively) burden

Concepts

slab

flagstone

paving stone

Synonyms

llamborda

Translations

dalle

laje

lousa

lastra

πλάκα

losa

placa

Fliese

Platte

chapa

adoquín

baldosa

laja

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʎɔ.zə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lausia

Cognate with Spanish: losa

Cognate with French: lauze

Cognate with Galician: lousa

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan losa, from Latin lausia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish or Celtiberian *lausia, from Proto-Celtic *plousā (“stone slab”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Cognate with Spanish losa, French lauze, Galician lousa, etc.