saltamartí

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to leap”) +‎ Martí (“Martin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /ˌsal.tə.məɾˈti/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ˌsal.ta.maɾˈti/

Noun

saltamartí m (plural saltamartins)

grasshopper
roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)

Further reading

“saltamartí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“saltamartí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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