estirabot
Catalan
editEtymology
editBy metathesis from earlier (now dialectal) estaribot, from Spanish estribote, a satirical verse form.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.ti.ɾəˈβot]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.ti.ɾəˈbot]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.ti.ɾaˈbot]
Noun
editestirabot m (plural estirabots)
- an absurdity, a silly thing to say, a piece of nonsense
- Aquells estirabots no es poden acceptar.
- Those absurdities can't be accepted.
Further reading
edit- “estirabot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.