tallahams

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“to cut”) +‎ hams (“fishhooks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈams]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌta.ʎaˈams]

Noun

tallahams m (invariable)

1. bluefish

   Synonyms: lliri, trencahams

Further reading

• “tallahams”, 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