Catalan language incorporates 117 new words

The Catalan language has incorporated 117 new words, including 'falàfel', 'manga', and 'sushi'.

The full list of modifications and additions can be viewed here.

The Philological Section of the Institute of Catalan Studies has updated the IEC's Dictionary of the Catalan Language with 117 new articles and 258 modifications or additions. In total, 375 new entries.

Among the 117 words incorporated are 'procrastinar', 'autoajuda' (self-help), 'dana' (a type of high-level isolated depression storm, from its accronym in Spanish, DANA), 'rumorologia' (rumorology, as in employment in or engaging in spreading rumors), 'preqüela' (prequel), 'manga', 'jacuzzi', 'aiguagim' (aqua gym), 'taitxí' (Tai-Chi), 'wok', 'sushi', 'mozzarella', 'búfala' (buffalo), 'caputxino' (cappuccino), 'falàfel' and 'feta'.

As for the 258 modifications, they include any additions and amendments in the dictionary entry, such as the grammatical category, examples, the morphological information, the phrases, the definitions, etc.

For example, the definition of 'sensibilitzar' (sensitize) is expanded to include the meaning "to make (someone) aware of and concerned about a problematic issue." Elsewhere, 'orquestrar' (orchestrate) now also officially means "to plan and strategically direct (an action, an activity) so that it has the desired effect," while the word 'frontal' now also describes the "lantern that can be held to the forehead and that allows one to have empty hands."

In the technological field, the verb 'migrar' (migrate) now incorporates the action of "transferring (data) from one computer system to another," while 'núvol' (cloud) speaks of the "set of data storage resources and services that a provider makes available to users via the internet."

There are plenty of additions and modifications in the food and drinks category. The 'clara' now officially means the "drink consisting of a mixture of beer and lemonade or soda", while 'didalet' is expanded to rerfer to the "portion of an alcoholic drink, especially liqueur, that is served in a very small glass and that is often taken in a single gulp."

The verb 'manxar' introduces the meaning of "copulate", while 'fornicar', which only meant "to have sexual relations outside of marriage", now also means simply "to copulate."

Phrases and expressions

The expression 'gola del llop' (the wolf's throat) is added to the dictionary to describe a "place or situation of great danger." There is also the phrase 'llop amb pel d'ovella' (a wolf in sheep's 'hair', literally, 'clothing' in the English language equivalent) to talk about a "person who, under a false appearance of kindness, is unreliable."

'Dormir com una marmot' is synonymous with "sleeping deeply", while the definition of 'pop' (octopus) is expanded to refer to a "person who has a tendency to touch others, to the point of being annoying."