corretjós

Catalan

Etymology

From corretja +‎ -ós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.rəˈd͡ʒos]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.rəˈd͡ʒos]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ko.reˈd͡ʒos]

Adjective

corretjós (feminine corretjosa, masculine plural corretjosos, feminine plural corretjoses)

leathery, coriaceous
Synonym: coriaci
(figurative) tough, chewy
Synonym: corretjut
- 1970, Santiago Llensa de Gelcen, Bolets de les rodalies d'Igualada:
  La seva carn—si així es pot dir—és de consistència fortament corretjosa, gairebé llenyosa, i no mengívola, per tant.
  Its flesh—if it can be called that—is of a leathery, almost woody consistency, and consequently inedible.

Further reading

“corretjós” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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