penya-segat

Catalan

Etymology

From penya +‎ segat, past participle of segar (“to cut off”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

penya-segat m (plural penya-segats)

1. cliff

   Synonym: capserrat

See also

• cinglera
• escarpament
• fall

Further reading

• “penya-segat”, 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