estiregassada

Catalan

Etymology

From estiregassar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.ti.ɾə.ɣəˈsa.ðə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.ti.ɾe.ɣaˈsa.ða]

Noun

estiregassada f (plural estiregassades)

tug, pull, yank
- 1944, Joan Castelló i Guasch, Rondaies d'Eivissa:
  A la fi, a força d'estretes i estiregassades, arribà a desenganxar-los.
  Finally, by means of squeezes and tugs, he managed to work them loose.
jerk, jolt, start

Further reading

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

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