paperassa
Catalan
Etymology
From paper + -assa. Cognate with French paperasse.
Pronunciation
Noun
paperassa f (plural paperasses)
- a mass of documents, especially those required by bureaucratic authorities; paperwork, bumfodder
- Synonym: patracols
Further reading
- “paperassa”, 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