becaina

Catalan

Etymology

From bec (“beak”) +‎ -aina, as if a heavy beak were causing the nods.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈkaj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [beˈkaj.na]

Noun

becaina f (plural becaines)

1. a nod caused by sleepiness

   Synonym: becada

2. nap, doze

   Synonym: becada

Further reading

• “becaina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “becaina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “becaina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “becaina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.