bufaforats

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of bufa (“to blow, to inflate”) +‎ forats (“holes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌbu.fə.fuˈɾats]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌbu.fə.foˈɾats]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌbu.fa.foˈɾats]

Noun

bufaforats m (invariable)

1. hummingbird hawkmoth

Further reading

• “bufaforats”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007