clatellada

Catalan

Etymology

From clatell (“nape”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [klə.təˈʎa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kla.teˈʎa.ða]

Noun

clatellada f (plural clatellades)

1. A blow to the nape of the neck.

   Synonyms: clatellot, bescollada

2. (colloquial) rip-off

Further reading

• “clatellada”, 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
• “clatellada” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clatellada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.