capsigrany

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier and dialectal capserigany, from cap (“head”) and Latin sericaneus (“silken”) from sericus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəp.siˈɣɾaɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kap.siˈɣɾaɲ]
• Rhymes: -aɲ

Noun

capsigrany m (plural capsigranys)

1. woodchat shrike
2. scatterbrain

Further reading

• “capsigrany” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.