pela-roques

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to peel”) +‎ roques (“rocks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpɛ.ləˈrɔ.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɛ.laˈrɔ.kes]

Noun

pela-roques m (invariable)

1. wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

   Synonyms: aranyer, picaaranyes

Further reading

• “pela-roques”, 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