passamar

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“passes through”) +‎ mar (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.səˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.saˈmaɾ]

Noun

passamar m (plural passamars)

1. (Valencia) European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)

   Synonyms: canana, aluda, alutja

Further reading

• “passamar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.