espanyaportes

Verb-object compound, composed of espanya (“to break open”) +‎ portes (“doors”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˌpa.ɲəˈpɔr.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˌpa.ɲaˈpɔɾ.tes]

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espanyaportes m or f by sense (invariable)

1. burglar

   Synonym: rebentapisos

• “espanyaportes”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007