[əˈʎaw], [aˈʎaw]
OrigenFrom earlier llau f, with the definite article la llau interpreted as l'allau. Llau is from Latin lābēs (“fall”), from lābor (“to slip”).
- feminineavalanche (large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side)
- broadly, femininebarrage, avalanche (sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything)
“una allau de gent” — an avalanche of people
“Habituada a viure del turisme, el carrer Ferran sembla un escenari inanimat, esborrades ja les allaus de visitants que la recorrien camí de Sant Jaume o la Rambla.”
Formesallaus(plural) · llau(alternative)