embut
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin imbūtus (“moistened”), from imbuō (“to wet, moisten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]embut m (plural embuts)
- funnel (a utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material)
- (figurative, in the plural) circumlocution (a roundabout expression)
- Synonym: circumloqui
- parlar sense embuts ― to not beat around the bush
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “embut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “embut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “embut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “embut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]embut m (plural embuts)
- funnel (for decanting liquids)
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