xafarder

Catalan

Etymology

From fer safareig (“to do the laundry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃə.fərˈde]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃa.faɾˈðeɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Adjective

xafarder (feminine xafardera, masculine plural xafarders, feminine plural xafarderes)

1. gossipy; prone to gossip

   Synonyms: tafaner, bugader

Noun

xafarder m (plural xafarders, feminine xafardera)

1. gossip, gossipmonger

   Synonym: tafaner

Derived terms

• xafardejar
• xafarderia

Further reading

• “xafarder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “xafarder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.