This is the 2085th most frequent Catalan word.
nobel
"Nobel" in Catalan refers to the Nobel Prize or something related to it. It can also mean "noble" in some contexts.
Here, 'Nobel' is used as part of the title of a prestigious award, referring to its namesake, Alfred Nobel, and is usually capitalized as it is a proper noun.
L'escriptor ha rebut el premi Nobel de literatura.
The writer has received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
'Nobel' here is used as a shorthand for the Nobel Prize in its various categories; it is recognized in certain contexts to directly imply the award, though not commonly declined or pluralized.
Els descobriments científics poden mereixer un nobel.
Scientific discoveries can deserve a Nobel.
This use of 'Nobel' refers to the person behind the inception of the Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel, indicative of how his surname is associated with the awards he established.