cataplum

Latin

Noun

cataplum

1. accusative singular of cataplus

Spanish

Alternative forms

• catapum, cataplún

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈplum/ [ka.t̪aˈplũm]
• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧plum

Interjection

cataplum

1. the sound of a loud explosion or forceful hit

Further reading

• “cataplum”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10