caganer
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom cagar, from Latin cacare.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.ɣəˈne]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɣaˈneɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
Adjective
editcaganer (feminine caganera, masculine plural caganers, feminine plural caganeres)
- shitting frequently
- (figurative) cowardly
- Synonym: covard
Noun
editcaganer m (plural caganers, feminine caganera)
- someone who shits frequently
- toddler
- coward
- Synonyms: covard, cagacalces
- (folklore, with definite article) "the defecator" (a small statue that may be found in the periphery of Bethlehem Nativity scenes in Catalonia and Andorra)
Usage notes
edit- "The defecator" is a traditional symbol of fertility and good harvest among the Catalans.
Further reading
edit- “caganer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caganer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “caganer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.