acabalat

Catalan

Etymology

By surface analysis, a- +‎ cabal (“goods, possessions”) +‎ -at. Compare Spanish acaudalado.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.kə.βəˈlat]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.kə.bəˈlat]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.ka.baˈlat]

Adjective

acabalat (feminine acabalada, masculine plural acabalats, feminine plural acabalades)

affluent, well-off

Related terms

acabalar

Further reading

“acabalat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“acabalat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“acabalat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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