escurabutxaques

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“to clean out”) +‎ butxaques (“pockets”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˌku.ɾə.βuˈt͡ʃa.kəs]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˌku.ɾə.buˈt͡ʃa.kəs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˌku.ɾa.buˈt͡ʃa.kes]

Noun

escurabutxaques m or f by sense (invariable)

pickpocket
Synonym: carterista

Further reading

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

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