somiatruites

Catalan

FWOTD – 29 October 2020

Alternative forms

• somniatruites

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of somia (“to dream”) ‎ truites (“omelettes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [suˌmi.əˈtɾuj.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˌmi.aˈtɾuj.tes]

Noun

somiatruites m or f by sense (invariable)

1. daydreamer
   • 2017, Jair Domínguez Torregrossa, Ets un merda, i ho saps‎^[1], ARA LLIBRES, →ISBN:

     Tenir fills va molt bé per deixar de ser un somiatruites: el clatellot de realitat és terrorífic.

     Having kids is a good way to stop being a daydreamer: reality's blow to the head is horrible.

Related terms

• somiar truites

Further reading

• “somniatruites” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.