coltellada
Catalan
Etymology
From coltell (“knife”) + -ada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kul.təˈʎa.ðə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kol.təˈʎa.ðə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kol.teˈʎa.ða]
Noun
coltellada f (plural coltellades)
- stab, cut
- stab wound
- slash (slit in a garment)
- 2010 February 18, “La Festa del Renaixement estrena imatge”, in Nota de prensa[1], Tortosa, Noticies:
- Per aquest motiu, el personatge que centra la imatge duu la indumentària característica del segle XVI, destacant les mànigues coltellades i escanyades, el gipó, les calces i la gorra.
- For this reason, the person who is the focus of the image wears the characteristic costume of the 16th century, showing off the snug slashed sleeves, the doublet, the hose, and the cap.
Synonyms
- (knife wound): ganivetada
Further reading
- “coltellada”, 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