greixum
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
greixum m (uncountable)
- grease, grime, filth
- 1948, Prudenci Bertrana, L'impenitent:
- Taques de greixum empastifaven els mosaics ordinaris o les rajoles dels menjadors.
- Grease stains soiled the ordinary mosaics or the dining room floor tiles.
Further reading
- “greixum”, 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