pollegó

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Catalan

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FWOTD – 26 February 2024

Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin *pollicō, from Latin pollex (“thumb”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pollegó m (plural pollegons)

  1. (of a fork) prong, tine
    Synonym: pua
    • 2019, Josep Cot, Antoni Gimeno, Judit Roma, Tornar al bosc: les feines dels bosquerols:
      La forca té tres parts: els pollegons, la pala i el mànec. Els forcaires les classifiquen segons el nombre de pollegons.
      The fork has three parts: the prongs, the shaft, and the handle. The fork makers classify them according to the number of prongs.
  2. sharp peak
    El Pedraforca és una emblemàtica muntanya de Catalunya, situada entre els termes municipals de Saldes i Gósol, al Berguedà. Té una forma molt peculiar, formada per dues carenes paral·leles (els pollegons) unides per un coll (l'Enforcadura).
    Pedraforca is an emblematic mountain of Catalonia, situated between the municipal boundaries of Saldes and Gósol in Berguedà. It has a very peculiar form, formed by two parallel faces (the Prongs) united by a ridge (the Crotch).
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