corretja

Catalan

Alternative forms

• correia, correja

Etymology

From Latin corrigia. First attested in 1271.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈrɛ.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈrə.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koˈre.d͡ʒa]

Noun

corretja f (plural corretges)

1. strap (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like)
2. belt (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power)
3. leash (long cord for dogs)
4. (architecture) purlin (longitudinal structural member of a roof)

Derived terms

• corretger
• corretgeta
• corretjada
• corretjam
• corretjó
• corretjola
• corretjós
• corretjot
• corretjut

 

Further reading

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