becaina

Catalan

Etymology

From bec (“beak”), as if a heavy beak were causing the nods.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈkaj.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /beˈkaj.na/

Noun

becaina f (plural becaines)

a nod caused by sleepiness
Synonym: becada
nap, doze
Synonym: becada

Further reading

“becaina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“becaina” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“becaina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“becaina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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