ploricó

Catalan

Etymology

From plor (“crying”) +‎ -ic +‎ -ó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [plu.ɾiˈku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [plo.ɾiˈko]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [plu.ɾiˈko]

Noun

ploricó m (plural ploricons)

1. fake crying
2. whimper

   Synonym: somic

3. (audio) wow (slow flutter)

Derived terms

• fer el ploricó
• ploriquejar

Further reading

• “ploricó”, 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