trempaplomes
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of trempa (“to cut”) + plomes (“feathers”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɾem.pəˈplo.məs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾəm.pəˈplo.məs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾem.paˈplo.mes]
Noun
trempaplomes m (invariable)
- penknife
- Synonym: tallaplomes
Further reading
- “trempaplomes”, 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