potiner

Catalan

Etymology

From dialectal potina (“hodgepodge”), from Vulgar Latin *pultina, from puls (“porridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pu.tiˈne]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [po.tiˈne]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [po.tiˈneɾ]

Adjective

potiner (feminine potinera, masculine plural potiners, feminine plural potineres)

1. careless, slapdash, shoddy

   Synonyms: barroer, matusser

Derived terms

• potineria

Noun

potiner m (plural potiners, feminine potinera)

1. someone who does careless or shoddy work; bungler, botcher

   Synonym: barroer

Related terms

• potinejar

Further reading

• “potiner” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From potin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

potiner

1. to gossip

Further reading

• “potiner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.