trifulga

Catalan

Alternative forms

trafulga, trifulca

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Late Latin trifurcus (“three-forked”) or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *trānsbullicare with influence from such words as trabucar and trafegar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈful.ɡə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈful.ɡa/

Noun

trifulga f (plural trifulgues)

jam, fix (difficult situation)

Further reading

“trifulga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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