pixaví

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) +‎ vi (“wine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌpi.ʃəˈβi]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌpi.ʃəˈvi]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpi.ʃaˈvi]

Adjective

pixaví (feminine pixavina, masculine plural pixavins, feminine plural pixavines)

pretentious

Noun

pixaví m (plural pixavins)

dandy
(dialectal) dragonfly, meadowhawk
Synonym: espiadimonis

Derived terms

pixaví alabarrat
pixaví meridional
pixaví muntanyenc

Further reading

“pixaví”, 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