matar el cuc

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “to kill the worm”.

Verb

matar el cuc (first-person singular present mato el cuc, first-person singular preterite matí el cuc, past participle matat el cuc)

1. to snack (to eat between meals)

   Synonym: trencar el cuc

Further reading

• “cuc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024