aixafaterrossos

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“to crush”) +‎ terrossos (“clods”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /əˌʃa.fə.təˈrɔ.sus/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /əˌʃa.fə.təˈrɔ.sos/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ajˌʃa.fa.teˈrɔ.sos/

Noun

aixafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)

(colloquial, derogatory) hayseed, hick
Synonym: esclafaterrossos

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.