travallengua
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of trava (“to hobble”) + llengua (“tongue”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɾa.βəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾa.vəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌtɾa.vaˈʎeŋ.ɡwa]
Noun edit
travallengua m (plural travallengües)
- tongue-twister
- Synonyms: embarbussament, entrebancallengua
Further reading edit
- “travallengua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.