ganxet

From ganxo (“hook”) +‎ -et (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡəɲˈʃɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡəɲˈʃət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaɲˈt͡ʃet]

ganxet m (plural ganxets)

1. diminutive of ganxo (“hook”)
2. crochet hook
3. crochet

ganxet m (plural ganxets, feminine ganxeta, feminine plural ganxetes)

1. (derogatory, Tarragona) native or inhabitant of Reus (usually male)

• “ganxet”, 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