quemaco
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From que (“how”) + maco (“nice”), a phrase often exclaimed by visitors to rural areas.
Pronunciation edit
- (imitating the Barcelonan pronunciation) IPA(key): [kɐˈma.ku]
- (Central) IPA(key): /kəˈma.ku/
- (North-western) IPA(key): /kaˈma.ku/, /kaˈma.ko/
Noun edit
quemaco m (plural quemacos)
- (Catalonia) someone who comes from a large city to the countryside
- 2001, Enric Sànchez-Cid, Ermites i temples insòlits de Catalunya, Cossetània Edicions, →ISBN, page 106:
- És un indret de gran atracció turística, sobretot per als "quemacos" que volen comprovar quin gust té l'aigua que arriba a les seves aixetes abans de passar pel clor.
- It's a place with great touristic attraction, especially for the "quemacos" who want to test the taste of the water that comes out of their faucets before it passes through chlorine.