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): (Valencia) [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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007