bescollada

From bescoll (“nape”) +‎ -ada.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəs.kuˈʎa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəs.koˈʎa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bes.koˈʎa.ða]

bescollada f (plural bescollades)

1. a blow to the nape of the neck

   Synonym: clatellada

2. accolade (ceremonial blow with the flat of a sword)

• “bescollada”, 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