trencalòs
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + l' (“the”) + os (“bone”). Calque of Latin ossifragus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈlɔs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈlɔs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈlɔs]
Noun
trencalòs m (plural trencalossos)
- lammergeyer
- Synonym: ossífrag
Further reading
- “trencalòs”, 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