El rellotge
Example: El rellotge de la paret marca les tres en punt.
Definition
"El rellotge" refers to a device used for measuring and indicating time, typically displayed with hands or digits. It can be a clock or watch, such as the one in the example phrase showing the time as three o'clock precisely.
Etymology
The term "el rellotge" comes from Catalan, where "rellotge" means clock or watch. It derives from the Latin word "horologium," meaning timepiece, which evolved through local Romance languages to describe devices indicating time. Did you know the word reflects humanity's long fascination with tracking time?
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"El rellotge" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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