de tomballons

Catalan

Alternative forms

• a tomballons

Etymology

From tomballó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də tum.bəˈʎons]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də tom.bəˈʎons]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [de tom.baˈʎons]

Adverb

de tomballons

1. tumbling, head over heels

   Synonym: tomballant

   anar de tomballons ― to go end over end

2. (figurative) pear-shaped, awry

   El seu matrimoni anava de tomballons. ― Their marriage went to pieces.

Further reading

• “tomballó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024