pevet

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of peuet, diminutive of peu (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈβɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈvət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈvet]

Noun

pevet m (plural pevets)

1. (obsolete) censer
2. pastille (a cone of charcoal and aromatic substances burnt as incense)

Derived terms

• peveter

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: pebete
  • → Portuguese: pivete

Further reading

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