arrencapins

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of arrenca (“to rip out”) +‎ pins (“pines”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /əˌrɛŋ.kəˈpins/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /əˌrəŋ.kəˈpins/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /aˌreŋ.kaˈpins/

Noun

arrencapins m (invariable)

a stout, strong man
- 1993, Pep Coll, Muntanyes maleïdes:
  Aviat li va sortir un pretendent: un hereu de Baiasca, forçut com un arrencapins.
  Soon a suitor came out to her: an heir of Baiasca, brawny as Bluto.

Further reading

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

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