segabosses

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of sega (“to reap”) +‎ bosses (“bags, purses”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌse.ɣəˈβo.səs]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌse.ɣəˈbo.səs]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌse.ɣaˈbo.ses]

Noun

segabosses m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. bag snatcher, purse snatcher (a petty thief who chiefly steals handbags)

Hypernyms

Further reading

“segabosses”, 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

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