rebentapisos
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of rebenta (“to burst, to break”) + pisos (“flats/apartments”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [rəˌβen.təˈpi.zus]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [rəˌben.təˈpi.zos]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [reˌben.taˈpi.zos]
Noun
rebentapisos m or f by sense (invariable)
- burglar
- Synonym: espanyaportes
Further reading
- “rebentapisos”, 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