rosegaaltars
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of rosega (“to gnaw”) + altars (“altars”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [ruˌzɛ.ɣə.əlˈtas]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [roˌzə.ɣə.əlˈtas]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [roˌze.ɣa.alˈtaɾs]
Noun
[edit]rosegaaltars m or f by sense (invariable)
- sanctimonious person, hypocrite
- Synonym: xarrupallànties
Further reading
[edit]- “rosegaaltars” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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- Catalan verb-object compounds
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- Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending
- Catalan masculine nouns
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- Catalan nouns with multiple genders
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