parella

== Catalan == === Etymology === Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pəˈɾe̞.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾə.ʎə] IPA(key): (Central) [pəˈɾɛ.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [paˈɾe.ʎa] === Noun === parella f (plural parelles) pair (set of two people or animals intended to do something together) couple (set of two people in a relationship) La Maria i el Joan fa poc que són parella. ― Maria and Joan have only recently become mates. pair (male and female of the same species) significant other En Miquel és la parella de na Maria. ― Miquel is Maria's mate. (card games) pair (set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit) Una parella d'asos. ― A pair of aces. (set theory) pair (each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets) ==== Derived terms ==== unió estable de parella === Adjective === parella feminine singular of parell === Further reading === “parella”, 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 “parella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Galician == === Alternative forms === parelha (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Asturian pareya. === Adjective === parella feminine singular of parello === Noun === parella f (plural parellas) pair; a set of two people or animals intended to do something together couple; a set of two people in a relationship pair; a male and female of the same species significant other (card games) pair; a set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit (set theory) pair; each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets (fishing) pair; a set of two trawlers rigged with a fishing net rig named bou (fishing) net; the proper net rig used by a pair of trawlers for fishing === Further reading === “parella”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026