garratibat
Catalan
Etymology
garra (“shank”) + tibat (“stretched”)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.rə.ti.bət/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ra.ti.bat/
Adjective
garratibat (feminine garratibata, masculine plural garratibats, feminine plural garratibates)
- Unable to move the legs; paralysed.
- (figuratively) stupefied, astonished
- Synonyms: esbalaït, estupefacte
- (colloquial) conceited, supercilious
Further reading
- “garratibat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.