travallengua

Verb-object compound, composed of trava (“to hobble”) +‎ llengua (“tongue”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌtɾa.βəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾa.vəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾa.vaˈʎeŋ.ɡwa]

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travallengua m (plural travallengües)

1. tongue-twister

   Synonyms: embarbussament, entrebancallengua

• “travallengua”, 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