trencafila

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) +‎ fila (“row”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈfi.lə/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈfi.lə/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈfi.la/

Noun

trencafila f (plural trencafiles)

(bookbinding) endband, headband

Hypernyms

costura

Further reading

“trencafila” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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