morralla
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== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From morro (“snout”) + -alla.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [muˈra.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [moˈra.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [moˈra.ʎa]
=== Noun ===
morralla f (plural morralles)
a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella
Synonym: raballa
(figurative) a worthless person or thing
=== Noun ===
morralla f (plural morralles)
(usually in the plural) headgear (of a harness)
==== See also ====
cabeçada
=== Further reading ===
“morralla”, 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
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From morro (“snout”) + -alla.
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: mo‧rra‧lla
=== Noun ===
morralla f (plural morrallas)
junk; something of low quality
Synonym: chatarra
riffraff
Synonyms: chusma, gentuza
small fry (fish)
Synonym: pescadito
(colloquial) change (small coins)
Synonym: calderilla
=== Further reading ===
“morralla”, 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
“morralla”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
“morralla”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
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