papamosques

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to swallow”) +‎ mosques (“flies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpa.pəˈmɔs.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpa.paˈmɔs.kes]

Noun

papamosques m (invariable)

1. flycatcher (small bird in the genus Muscicapa)

   Synonym: mosquer

Hyponyms

• mastegatatxes

Derived terms

• papamosques del paradís

Further reading

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