saltamartí

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to leap”) +‎ Martí (“Martin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌsal.tə.mərˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌsal.ta.maɾˈti]

Noun

saltamartí m (plural saltamartins)

1. grasshopper
2. roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)

Further reading

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