grímpola

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French guimple (“wimple; pennant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɡɾim.pu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈɡɾim.po.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡɾim.po.la]

Noun

grímpola f (plural grímpoles)

1. (nautical) telltale (streamer indicating airflow)

Further reading

• “grímpola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Noun

grímpola f (plural grímpolas)

1. telltale

Further reading

• “grímpola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10