espieta

Catalan

Etymology

From espiar.

Noun

espieta m or f by sense (plural espietes)

1. spy (person who secretly watches)

   Synonym: espia

2. (colloquial) informant, snitch, tattler

Further reading

• “espieta”, 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