busca-raons

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“looks for”) +‎ raons (“reasons”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌbus.kə.rəˈons]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌbus.ka.raˈons]

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Adjective

busca-raons (invariable)

1. argumentative

Noun

busca-raons m or f by sense (invariable)

1. quarreler, troublemaker

Further reading

• “busca-raons”, 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