pregadeu

From prega (“prays”) +‎ Déu (“God”). As the name of a piece of furniture, a calque of French prie-Dieu.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpɾe.ɣəˈðew]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɾe.ɣaˈðew]

pregadeu m (plural pregadeus)

1. praying mantis

   Synonyms: plegamans, tocacampanes, cavall de serp

2. prie-dieu

   Synonym: reclinatori

• “pregadeu”, 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