estiregassada
Appearance
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From estiregassar + -ada.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]estiregassada f (plural estiregassades)
- tug, pull, yank
- 1944, Joan Castelló i Guasch, Rondaies d'Eivissa:
- A la fi, a força d'estretes i estiregassades, arribà a desenganxar-los.
- Finally, by means of squeezes and tugs, he managed to work them loose.
- jerk, jolt, start
Further reading
[edit]- “estiregassada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.