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Basque
Etymology
From adarra (absolutive singular of adar (“horn”)) + jo (“to hit, to knock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /adara ɟo/
- IPA(key): (Southern) /adara xo/
- IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /adara xo/
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /adara d͡ʒo/
- IPA(key): (Navarrese) /adara jo/
Verb
adarra jo dio (imperfect participle adarra jotzen, future participle adarra joko, short form adarra jo, verbal noun adarra jotze)
- to pull someone's leg, pull the wool over someone's eyes
- Synonyms: iseka egin, harpa jo
Further reading
- “adarra jo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “adarra jo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005