a corre-cuita

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the imperative of córrer (“to run”) and cuitar (“to hurry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə ˌko.rəˈkuj.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a ˌko.reˈkuj.ta]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Adverb

a corre-cuita

  1. in a hurry; very quickly
    Synonym: a cuitacorrents
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 17, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Feia espetecs amb els llavis i l'Aneris m'obeïa d'immediat. Va desparar la taula, i va despullar-se a corre-cuita.
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