estiracordetes
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cordetes (“small ropes”), from the diminutive of corda (“rope”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌti.ɾə.kurˈdɛ.təs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌti.ɾə.korˈdə.təs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌti.ɾa.koɾˈðe.tes]
Noun edit
estiracordetes m or f by sense (invariable)
- executioner's assistant
- (figurative) an accomplice in doing harm to someone
Further reading edit
- “estiracordetes” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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