gavarrot

Catalan

Etymology

From gavarra +‎ -ot, as they were originally used on boats.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡə.βəˈrɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡə.vəˈrɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡa.vaˈrɔt]

Noun

gavarrot m (plural gavarrots)

1. carpet tack

Hypernyms

• tatxa

Further reading

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