estiracabells

Catalan

Etymology

estira (“pulls, stretches”) +‎ cabells (“hair”)

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈbəʎs/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈbɛʎs/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˌti.ɾa.kaˈbeʎs/

Noun

estiracabells m (plural estiracabells)

A dragonfly, especially the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense).

Hypernyms

espiadimonis

Derived terms

a estiracabells

Further reading

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

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