estira-i-arronsa

Verb-verb compound, composed of estira (“to stretch”) +‎ i (“and”) +‎ arronsa (“to contract”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˌti.ɾə.i.əˈron.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˌti.ɾa.i.aˈron.sa]

estira-i-arronsa m (uncountable)

1. give and take

   Synonyms: estira-i-amolla, torcebraç

• “estira-i-arronsa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007