papaorelles

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to swallow”) +‎ orelles (“ears”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌpa.pə.uˈɾɛ.ʎəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌpa.pə.oˈɾə.ʎəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpa.pa.oˈɾe.ʎes]

papaorelles m (plural papaorellesos)

1. earwig

   Synonyms: corcollana, tisoreta

• “papaorelles”, 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