arrencapins

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of arrenca (“to rip out”) +‎ pins (“pines”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌrɛŋ.kəˈpins]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌrəŋ.kəˈpins]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˌreŋ.kaˈpins]

Noun

arrencapins m (invariable)

1. a stout, strong man
   • 1993, Pep Coll, Muntanyes maleïdes:

     Aviat li va sortir un pretendent: un hereu de Baiasca, forçut com un arrencapins.

     Soon a suitor came out to her: an heir of Baiasca, brawny as Bluto.

Further reading

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