titella
Catalan
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, compare Spanish títere.
Pronunciation
Noun
titella m (plural titelles)
- puppet (movable model of a person or animal)
- titelles de dits ― finger puppets
- (figurative) puppet (person or country controlled by another)
- meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Related terms
- marioneta
- putxinel·li
Further reading
- “titella”, 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
- “titella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.