The Catalan language dictionary has been updated with 375 new linguistic features: 117 new articles and 258 amendments or additions. Among the additions to this edition are terms that have become common in the fields of gastronomy, entertainment or sports.
The Catalan dictionary adds terms that were already used on a daily basis, e.g Jacuzzi, sushi, wok, mozzarella, falafel, Vita also com. caputxino. But new ones are also coming in, like Fitness, aiguagim, taitxí also how much. The update includes other built-in keywords such as Dana, prequel, self-help, procrastination also Rumor science.
New definitions and slang glossary
The updating work not only includes new terms, but also revises definitions to adapt them to contemporary use. Case in point Awareness, whose definition has been expanded To include the meaning of “to make someone aware of and concerned about a problematic issue.”
Action coordination It no longer refers only to the musical fieldbut also to the work of “strategic planning and direction” of activity. In the same way, Pop Adds a figurative use to refer to a person who tends to touch others in an unpleasant way.
The colloquial lexicon is gaining ground with expressions such as Sleeping like a groundhog, Jula de Loup also llop and pell d’ovella. and Also with Normalizing the terminology used on the street. This is the case Daedalitea proposal by the Independent Electoral Commission to replace the Castilian “shopito”.
In the field of technological action Migrates includes the meaning of “Transferring data from one computer system to anotherwhile newvol It formalizes the meaning of “the set of storage resources and services offered by an online provider.”
Words cross borders
This update to the Catalan dictionary includes exemplars for the various regions where the language is spoken, outside the borders of Catalonia. Thus, in this edition terms such as Aina (tool), Safranoria (carrot), Rowen/Ruena (Valencian means “dolent”) also European Unionthe interjection associated with crying babies, is widely used in the Balearic Islands.
also They join friedTypical Balearic dish Made from fried meats or organ meats, and ointmentIt is a traditional Minorcan drink that mixes gin and lemon juice. Likewise, common uses e.g clear also xampú To refer to a mixture of beer with lemon juice or soda.