catipén

Catalan

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Caló jindipén (“filth, dirtiness”), itself derived from jindó (“dirty”) and -pen (compare Hindi -पन).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.tiˈpen]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.tiˈpen]

Noun

catipén f (plural catipens)

1. (colloquial) stench

   Synonym: pudor

Further reading

• “catipén” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “catipén”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024