espuri

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spurius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpu.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈpu.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -uɾi

Adjective

espuri (feminine espúria, masculine plural espuris, feminine plural espúries)

1. illegitimate (born out of wedlock)

   Synonym: bastard

2. spurious, false

   Synonym: fals

Noun

espuri m (plural espuris)

1. (engineering) glitch (unexpected behaviour in a signal)

Further reading

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