estellallenya

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of estella (“to split”) +‎ llenya (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˌte.ʎəˈʎe.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˌte.ʎaˈʎe.ɲa]

Noun

estellallenya m (invariable)

1. splitting wedge (a wedge used to split firewood)

Hypernyms

• tascó

Further reading

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