terrejar

From terra +‎ -ejar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tə.rəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [te.reˈd͡ʒaɾ]

terrejar (first-person singular present terrejo, first-person singular preterite terregí, past participle terrejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to have an earthy taste or color

   l'aigua terreja ― water tastes of earth

2. (intransitive) (agriculture) to be mixed with ground (cereal, hay, etc)
3. (intransitive) (nautical) to navigate close to land following the coast line (a ship)
4. (intransitive) to fly close to the ground (a bird)

• “terrejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “terrejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “terrejar”, 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
• “terrejar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.