cagatripa
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Etymology[edit]
Modification by folk etymology of Medieval Latin calcitrapa or calcatrippa (“caltrop”). Equivalent to verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) + tripa (“seeds”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cagatripa f (invariable)
- (dialectal) red starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)
- Synonym: obriülls
Further reading[edit]
- “cagatripa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.