sortilla

Catalan

Alternative forms

sortija

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sorticula (“small object for casting lots”), diminutive of sors (“fate”). Cognate with Galician sortella, Spanish sortija.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /suɾˈti.ʎə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /surˈti.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /soɾˈti.ʎa/

Noun

sortilla f (plural sortilles)

The ring used in ring jousting.
Ring jousting (a mediaeval and modern sport where horseback riders try to speak a hanging ring with a lance or pole)
A type of carnival game in which a person uses a pole to fish for fruit in a tank.

Derived terms

sortiller

See also

justa

Further reading

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

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