bancal

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish; see abancalar. === Noun === bancal (plural bancales) An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form. == Catalan == === Etymology === From banc (“bench”) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəŋˈkal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [baŋˈkal] === Noun === bancal m (plural bancals) storage bench Synonyms: arquibanc, caixabanc a piece of carpet or cloth covering furniture bed, plot, terrace, parcel (agricultural) Synonym: feixa predella === Further reading === “bancal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Occitan bancal, from Medieval Latin bancālis, from the base of Proto-Germanic *bankiz + -alis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑ̃.kal/ === Adjective === bancal (feminine bancale, masculine plural bancals, feminine plural bancales) bow-legged, bandy-legged (of person) rickety, wobbly (of table etc.) shaky, unclear, illogical === Further reading === “bancal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 14th century. From banco (“bench”) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baŋˈkal/ === Noun === bancal m (plural bancais) bancal 1326, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 295: ==== Related terms ==== banco === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bancal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bançaes”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bancal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bancal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bancal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈkal/ [bãŋˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ban‧cal === Noun === bancal m (plural bancales) plot (of land, for planting) === Further reading === “bancal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === blanca == Venetan == === Alternative forms === bancałe === Noun === bancal m (plural bancałi) pallet sill, windowsill