estiracordetes

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) +‎ cordetes (“small ropes”), from the diminutive of corda (“rope”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /əsˌti.ɾə.kuɾˈdɛ.təs/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /əsˌti.ɾə.koɾˈdə.təs/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /esˌti.ɾa.koɾˈde.tes/

Noun

estiracordetes m or f by sense (invariable)

executioner's assistant
(figurative) an accomplice in doing harm to someone

Further reading

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

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