drapaire

Catalan

Etymology

From drap (“rag”) +‎ -aire. Compare Spanish trapero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dɾəˈpaj.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [dɾaˈpaj.ɾe]

Noun

drapaire m or f by sense (plural drapaires)

rag-seller
junkman

Further reading

“drapaire” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“drapaire” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“drapaire”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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