xurriaques

Catalan

Etymology

Fromm Mozarabic *atxorriiaka, from a metathesised version of Vulgar Latin *excorrigiata, from corrigia (“thong; whip”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃu.riˈa.kəs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃu.riˈa.kes]

Noun

xurriaques f pl (plural only)

bullwhip

Derived terms

xurriacada

Related terms

Further reading

“xurriaques” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xurriaques”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xurriaques” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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