estiracabells
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cabellsos (“hair”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈβɛʎs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈbəʎs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌti.ɾa.kaˈbeʎs]
Noun edit
estiracabells m (invariable)
- a dragonfly, especially the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)
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Further reading edit
- “estiracabells” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.