ploramiques

Catalan

Etymology

From plorar (“to cry”), via a reconstructed diminutive verb *ploramicar. Accented as if a compound of plora (“cries”) +‎ miques (“bits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˌplo̞.ɾəˈmi.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌplɔ.ɾəˈmi.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌplɔ.ɾaˈmi.kes]

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Noun

ploramiques m or f by sense (invariable)

1. crybaby

Further reading

• “ploramiques”, 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