corretjós

Catalan

Etymology

From corretja +‎ -ós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.rəˈd͡ʒos]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.rəˈd͡ʒos]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ko.reˈd͡ʒos]

Adjective

corretjós (feminine corretjosa, masculine plural corretjosos, feminine plural corretjoses)

1. leathery, coriaceous

   Synonym: coriaci

2. (figurative) tough, chewy

   Synonym: corretjut

   • 1970, Santiago Llensa de Gelcen, Bolets de les rodalies d'Igualada:

     La seva carn—si així es pot dir—és de consistència fortament corretjosa, gairebé llenyosa, i no mengívola, per tant.

     Its flesh—if it can be called that—is of a leathery, almost woody consistency, and consequently inedible.

Further reading

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