passamuntanyes

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“passes”) +‎ muntanyes (“mountains”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpa.sə.munˈta.ɲəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpa.sa.munˈta.ɲes]

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Noun

passamuntanyes m (invariable)

1. balaclava, ski mask

Further reading

• “passamuntanyes”, 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