torracollons
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of torra (“to roast”) + collons (“balls, testicles”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɔ.rə.kuˈʎons]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɔ.rə.koˈʎons]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɔ.ra.koˈʎons]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
torracollons m or f by sense (invariable)
- (vulgar) pain in the arse, ballache (person)
- Synonyms: empipador, emprenyador
Further reading
- “torracollons”, 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