bassetja

• passetja (Balearic)

From Vulgar Latin *persidia, from Ancient Greek (σφενδόνη) περσῐ́ς ((sphendónē) persĭ́s, “Persian (sling)”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈsɛ.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəˈsə.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈse.d͡ʒa]

bassetja f (plural bassetges)

1. sling (weapon)

   Synonyms: fona, mandró

• tirador

• “bassetja”, 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
• “bassetja” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.