desferracavalls

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of desferra (“to unshoe”) +‎ cavalls (“horses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəsˌfɛ.rə.kəˈβaʎs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəsˌfɛ.rə.kəˈvaʎs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [desˌfɛ.ra.kaˈvaʎs]

Noun

desferracavalls m (invariable)

1. horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa)

Further reading

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