arrencaqueixals

Catalan

Alternative forms

arrancaqueixals

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of arrenca (“to rip out”) +‎ queixals (“molars”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌrɛŋ.kə.kəˈʃals]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌrəŋ.kə.kəˈʃals]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˌreŋ.ka.kejˈʃals]

Noun

arrencaqueixals m or f by sense (invariable)

toothpuller

Further reading

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

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