caganiu

Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) +‎ niu (“nest”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌka.ɣəˈniw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌka.ɣaˈniw]
• Rhymes: -iw

caganiu m (plural caganius)

1. lastborn (of a brood of chicks)
2. (figurative) runt
3. (botany) alpine knotweed (Polygonum alpinum)

• “caganiu”, 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