balbuç

Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from balbucient.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəlˈβus]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəlˈbus]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [balˈbus]

Adjective

balbuç (feminine balbuça, masculine plural balbuços, feminine plural balbuces)

1. stammering, stuttering

   Synonyms: balbís, balbucient

Derived terms

• balbucitar

Related terms

• balbotejar
• balbucejar

Further reading

• “balbuç”, 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