potiner
Catalan
Etymology
From dialectal potina (“hodgepodge”), from Vulgar Latin *pultina, from puls (“porridge”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /po.tiˈne/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu.tiˈne/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /po.tiˈneɾ/
Adjective
potiner (feminine potinera, masculine plural potiners, feminine plural potineres)
- careless, slapdash, shoddy
- Synonyms: barroer, matusser
Derived terms
- potineria
Noun
potiner m (plural potiners, feminine potinera)
- Someone who does careless or shoddy work; bungler, botcher.
- Synonym: barroer
Related terms
- potinejar
Further reading
- “potiner” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From potin.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
potiner
- to gossip
Further reading
- “potiner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.