esquerperia

Catalan

Etymology

From esquerp +‎ -eria.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əs.kəɾ.pəˈɾi.ə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əs.kər.pəˈɾi.ə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.keɾ.peˈɾi.a/

Noun

esquerperia f (plural esquerperies)

rudeness
- 1923, Alexandre Plana, A l'ombra de Santa Maria del Mar:
  Sense adonar-se'n, per una esquerperia que els altres prenien per un orgull inexplicable, s'havia fet a viure sol.
  Without noticing it, by means of a rudeness which others took for inexplicable pride, he ended up living alone.

Further reading

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

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