reixa

Probably from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin regia, from Latin porta regia ("royal gate"), with later influence from Arabic رِيشَة (rīša, “batten”).^[1] Alternative etymologies suggest Vulgar Latin *regla, from regula, although Catalan rella is the proper descendant of this word.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈre.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈrej.ʃa]

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reixa f (plural reixes)

1. grille, grating

• enreixar
• reixada
• reixat
• reixeta

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

Possibly ultimately from Latin regula, through Vulgar Latin *regla. Compare Portuguese relha, Spanish reja; cf. also Catalan reixa.

reixa f (plural reixas)

1. grille, grating

• “reixa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Ultimately from Latin radix. Compare Venetian raixa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈræɪʒa/

reixa

1. root

• Hyphenation: rei‧xa

reixa f (plural reixas)

1. Alternative form of rixa