tremuja

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Latin trimodia, from tri- (“three”) and modius (“peck [dry measure]”), though a derivation from treme (“shake”) and modia, plural of *modium, has also been suggested. Cognate with French trémie, Italian tramoggia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾəˈmu.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾeˈmu.d͡ʒa]

Noun

tremuja f (plural tremuges)

1. hopper

Further reading

• “tremuja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tremuja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024