estiregassada
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From estiregassar + -ada.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
estiregassada f (plural estiregassades)
- tug, pull, yank
- 1944, Joan Castelló i Guasch, Rondaies d'Eivissa:
- A la fi, a força d'estretes i estiregassades, arribà a desenganxar-los.
- Finally, by means of squeezes and tugs, he managed to work them loose.
- jerk, jolt, start
Further reading[edit]
- “estiregassada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.