traga-sabres
Catalan
Alternative forms
- draga-sabres
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) + sabres (“sabres”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɾa.ɣəˈsa.βɾəs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾa.ɣəˈsa.bɾəs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾa.ɣaˈsa.bɾes]
Noun
traga-sabres m or f by sense (invariable)
Further reading
- “traga-sabres”, 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