pixaví

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) +‎ vi (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌpi.ʃəˈβi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌpi.ʃəˈvi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌpi.ʃaˈvi]

Adjective

pixaví (feminine pixavina, masculine plural pixavins, feminine plural pixavines)

1. pretentious

Noun

pixaví m (plural pixavins)

1. dandy
2. (dialectal) dragonfly, meadowhawk

   Synonym: espiadimonis

Derived terms

• pixaví alabarrat
• pixaví meridional
• pixaví muntanyenc

 

Further reading

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