fotre canya

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Catalan

Etymology

Compare Spanish dar caña.

Pronunciation

Verb

fotre canya (first-person singular present foto canya, first-person singular preterite fotí canya, past participle fotut canya)

  1. (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) to rev up, accelerate; to spur (a person)
    Synonyms: donar canya, donar pressa
    • 2023, Roberto Santiago, El misteri del Drac Vermell (Les Princeses Rebels)‎, Estrella Polar, →ISBN:
      Au, va, fotem-li canya! —crida la princesa sueca.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

  • Víctor Pàmies i Riudor (2020–2024) “fotre-li canya”, in Paremiologia catalana comparada digital