llosc

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin luscus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈʎusk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈʎosk]

Adjective

llosc (feminine llosca, masculine plural lloscs or lloscos, feminine plural llosques)

1. near-sighted, short-sighted

   Synonym: miop

2. (figurative) short-sighted, dull

Derived terms

• llosc d'enteniment
• llosquejar

Further reading

“llosc”, 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