estirabot

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Catalan

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Etymology

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By metathesis from earlier (now dialectal) estaribot, from Spanish estribote, a satirical verse form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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estirabot m (plural estirabots)

  1. an absurdity, a silly thing to say, a piece of nonsense
    Aquells estirabots no es poden acceptar.
    Those absurdities can't be accepted.

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