polze

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pollicem. Compare Occitan poce, French pouce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈpul.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈpol.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpol.ze]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

polze m (plural polzes)

1. thumb

   Coordinate terms: índex, dit del cor, anular, menovell

Derived terms

• polzada
• Polzet

Related terms

• pollegó
• polleguana
• polleguera

References

• “polze”, 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
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “polze”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)