caçamines

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caça (“to hunt”) +‎ mines (“mines”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌka.səˈmi.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌka.saˈmi.nes]

Noun

caçamines m or f by sense (invariable)

1. minesweeper

Further reading

• “caçamines”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April