titella

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare Spanish títere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tiˈte.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tiˈte.ʎa]

Noun

titella m (plural titelles)

puppet (movable model of a person or animal)
titelles de dits ― finger puppets
(figurative) puppet (person or country controlled by another)
meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Related terms

marioneta
putxinel·li

Further reading

“titella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“titella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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