caganer
Catalan
Etymology
From cagar, from Latin cacare.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kə.ɡəˈne/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.ɡaˈneɾ/
- Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
Adjective
caganer (feminine caganera, masculine plural caganers, feminine plural caganeres)
- Shitting frequently.
- (figuratively) cowardly
- Synonym: covard
Noun
caganer 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. He is a traditional symbol of fertility and good harvest among the Catalans.
Further reading
- “caganer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caganer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “caganer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.