clòtxina

== Catalan == === Etymology === Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *clocila, from earlier Latin cochlea (“clam”), or from clotxa (“carapace”) +‎ -ina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈklo̞.t͡ʃi.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈklɔ.t͡ʃi.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈklɔ.t͡ʃi.na] === Noun === clòtxina f (plural clòtxines) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Synonym: musclo a big clam (vulgar) vagina Synonyms: vagina, vulva, cony, coi, figa the locker of a boat === Further reading === “clòtxina”, 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 “clòtxina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “clòtxina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “clòtxina”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)