rodamón

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of roda (“to turn, to circle”) +‎ món (“world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˌro̞.ðəˈmun]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌrɔ.ðəˈmon]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌrɔ.ðaˈmon]

Noun

rodamón m or f by sense (plural rodamons)

1. globetrotter
2. vagabond, tramp

   Synonym: vagabund

3. (Valencia) pinwheel

   Synonym: molinet de vent

Further reading

• “rodamón”, 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
• “rodamón”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “rodamón” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rodamón”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)