trencafila

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) +‎ fila (“row”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈfi.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈfi.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈfi.la]

Noun

trencafila f (plural trencafiles)

1. (bookbinding) endband, headband

Hypernyms

• costura

Further reading

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