caganer

Catalan

Etymology

From cagar, from Latin cacare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.ɣəˈne]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɣaˈneɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Adjective

caganer (feminine caganera, masculine plural caganers, feminine plural caganeres)

1. that which defecates frequently
2. (figurative) cowardly

   Synonym: covard

Noun

caganer m (plural caganers, feminine caganera, feminine plural caganeres)

1. someone who defecates frequently
2. toddler
3. coward

   Synonyms: covard, cagacalces

5. (folklore, with definite article) "the defecator" (a small statue that may be found in the periphery of Bethlehem Nativity scenes in Catalonia and Andorra)

Usage notes

• "The defecator" is a traditional symbol of fertility and good harvest among the Catalans.

Further reading

• caganer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• caganer on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
• “caganer”, 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
• “caganer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “caganer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.