mastegatatxes

Verb-object compound, composed of mastega (“to chew”) +‎ tatxes (“tacks, blemishes”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məsˌtɛ.ɣəˈta.t͡ʃəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məsˌtə.ɣəˈta.t͡ʃəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [masˌte.ɣaˈta.t͡ʃes]

mastegatatxes m (invariable)

1. European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

   Synonyms: papamosques, papafígol

2. (figurative) faultfinder

   Synonym: criticador

• “mastegatatxes”, 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