de tomballons

Catalan

Alternative forms

a tomballons

Etymology

From tomballó.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [də tum.bəˈʎons]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də tom.bəˈʎons]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [de tom.baˈʎons]

Adverb

de tomballons

tumbling, head over heels
Synonym: tomballant

anar de tomballons ― to go end over end
(figurative) pear-shaped, awry
El seu matrimoni anava de tomballons. ― Their marriage went to pieces.

Further reading

“tomballó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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