sacsejada

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [sək.səˈʒa.ðə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [sak.seˈd͡ʒa.ða]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

sacsejada f (plural sacsejades)

  1. shake (act of shaking)
    Synonyms: sacsada, sacseig
  2. (figurative) shock, jolt, surprise
    • 2025 February 7, Daron Acemoglu, “Un moment Sputnik per a la IA?”, in Ara[1]:
      Tot i que és cert que a la indústria nord-americana de la IA li calia una sacsejada, el que ha passat planteja algunes preguntes complexes.
      Although it's true that the American AI industry needed a jolt, this event poses some complex questions.

Participle

sacsejada f sg

  1. feminine singular of sacsejat

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