palanqueta

Catalan

Etymology

From palanca ‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.ləŋˈkɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.ləŋˈkə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.laŋˈke.ta]

Noun

palanqueta f (plural palanquetes)

1. crowbar

   Synonyms: peu de porc, pota de cabra

Further reading

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

Spanish

A crowbar

Noun

palanqueta f (plural palanquetas)

1. crowbar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy and jemmy bar (UK, Australia), prybar, pinchbar, nail bar

   Synonyms: pata de cabra, pie de cabra, barreta, palanca, (Mexico) diablo, (Mexico) diablito

2. (Cuba, Mexico) cereal bar

Further reading

• “palanqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28