cap de colla
/kap də ˈkɔ.ʎə/
CA
The leader of a castell (human tower) in Catalan traditions, who coordinates the construction, directs the team, and signals when the tower is complete.
El cap de colla va donar el senyal perquè comencessin a pujar els castellers.
The cap de colla gave the signal for the castellers to start climbing.
Etymology
Originates from Catalan: 'cap' means 'head' or 'leader' and 'colla' means 'group' or 'team', referring to the head of the team that builds human castells.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: 'cap' (head) and 'colla' (group) = head of the group
Collocations
cap de colla de colla castellerasenyal del cap de colla
Synonyms
líder de colladirector de colla