escorxa-rosses
Catalan
Alternative forms
- escorxa-ròsses (pre-2016)
Etymology
From escorxa (“skins”) + rosses (“nags, hacks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈkɔr.ʃə.ru.səs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈkɔr.ʃə.ro.səs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈkɔɾ.t͡ʃa.ro.ses]
Noun
escorxa-rosses m or f by sense (invariable)
- skinner (someone who skins animal carcasses)
- Synonym: escorxador
Further reading
- “escorxa-rosses”, 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