entrebancallengua
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of entrebanca (“to hobble”) + llengua (“tongue”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ən.tɾəˌβaŋ.kəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ən.tɾəˌbaŋ.kəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [en.tɾeˌbaŋ.kaˈʎeŋ.ɡwa]
Noun edit
entrebancallengua m (plural entrebancallengües)
- tongue-twister
- Synonyms: embarbussament, travallengua
Further reading edit
- “entrebancallengua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.