trencacors
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + cors (“hearts”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈkɔrs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, most parts) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈkɔrs], (some parts of Menorca) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈkɔs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈkɔrs]
Noun
trencacors m (invariable)
- (colloquial) heartbreaker
Further reading
- “trencacors”, 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