fotre canya

Catalan

Etymology

Compare Spanish dar caña.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.tɾə ˈka.ɲə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfo.tɾe ˈka.ɲa]

Verb

fotre canya (first-person singular present foto canya, first-person singular preterite fotí canya, past participle fotut canya)

(colloquial, figurative, vulgar) to rev up, accelerate; to spur (a person)
Synonyms: donar canya, donar pressa
- 2023, Roberto Santiago, El misteri del Drac Vermell (Les Princeses Rebels)‎, Estrella Polar, →ISBN:
  Au, va, fotem-li canya! —crida la princesa sueca.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

Víctor Pàmies i Riudor (2020–2024) “fotre-li canya”, in Paremiologia catalana comparada digital

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