emprenyavelles

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of emprenya (“to annoy”) +‎ velles (“old women”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əmˌpɾɛ.ɲəˈβe.ʎəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əmˌpɾə.ɲəˈve.ʎəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [emˌpɾe.ɲaˈve.ʎes]

Noun

emprenyavelles f (invariable)

1. autumn buttercup (Ranunculus bullatus)

Hypernyms

• ranuncle

Further reading

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