esclafaterrossos
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of esclafa (“to smash”) + terrossos (“clods”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌkla.fə.təˈrɔ.sus]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌkla.fə.təˈrɔ.sos]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌkla.fa.teˈrɔ.sos]
Noun
esclafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)
- (colloquial, derogatory) hayseed, yokel
- Synonym: aixafaterrossos
Further reading
- “esclafaterrossos”, 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