llangardaix
Catalan
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of llagart + fardaix.[1] The /n/ was possibly introduced through the influence of sargantana.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ʎəŋ.ɡərˈdaʃ]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ʎaŋ.ɡaɾˈðajʃ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ʎaŋ.ɡarˈdajʃ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Noun
[edit]llangardaix m (plural llangardaixos)
- lizard
- Synonyms: sargantana, fardatxo
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “lagarto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 556
Further reading
[edit]- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “llangardaix”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
- “llangardaix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “llangardaix”, 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