estiracordetes

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) +‎ cordetes (“small ropes”), from the diminutive of corda (“rope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˌti.ɾə.kurˈdɛ.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˌti.ɾə.korˈdə.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˌti.ɾa.koɾˈðe.tes]

Noun

estiracordetes m or f by sense (invariable)

1. executioner's assistant
2. (figurative) an accomplice in doing harm to someone

Further reading

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