tallavent
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“cuts”) + vent (“wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈβen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.ʎəˈvent]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌta.ʎaˈvent]
Noun
tallavent m (plural tallavents)
- (agriculture) windbreak
- Synonyms: trencavent, paravent
Further reading
- “tallavent”, 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