entrebancallengua
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of entrebanca (“to hobble”) + llengua (“tongue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ən.tɾəˌβaŋ.kəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ən.tɾəˌbaŋ.kəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.tɾeˌbaŋ.kaˈʎeŋ.ɡwa]
Noun
entrebancallengua m (plural entrebancallengües)
- tongue-twister
- Synonyms: embarbussament, travallengua
Further reading
- “entrebancallengua”, 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