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orb

Pronunciation: [ˈo̞rp]

“orb” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. blind

noun

  1. a fungal disease of wheat and other cereals

In Catalan

  1. exorbitant
  2. Dit d'una planta que no ha granat i s'ha tornat negra per malaltia.
  3. càries

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan orb (also spelled horp), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare Occitan òrb, Italian orbo, Romanian orb.

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