dessuador

Catalan

Etymology

From dessuar (“to remove sweat”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.su.əˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.su.aˈðoɾ]

Noun

dessuador m (plural dessuadors)

1. sweatband (band of fabric in the crown of a hat)
2. saddle blanket (blanket placed under a saddle)

Related terms

• dessuadora (“sweatshirt”)
• suèter

Further reading

• “dessuador”, 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
• “dessuador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025