empenta

From a substantivation of the feminine of Old Catalan empent (the original past participle of empènyer), from Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *impinctus, as an alternative past participle of Latin impingō (instead of Classical impāctus). Compare Spanish empenta, Italian impinto.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əmˈpən.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əmˈpɛn.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /emˈpen.ta/

empenta f (plural empentes)

1. push, shove
2. push (great effort)
3. push (attempt to persuade someone to do something)

• empentar

• empènyer

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