ganyota

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Etymology

From ganya (grimace) +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

Noun

ganyota f (plural ganyotes)

  1. grimace
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      En Batís va mirar el cel amb el casc a les mans. Feia una ganyota d'observació.
      Batis looked at the sky with his helmet in his hands. He made an observational grimace.
    • 2006, Sergi Pàmies, “Precisament parlàvem de tu”, in Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes:
      A la ràdio, he sentit que si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes, s'acomplirà tot el que desitges, però em fa por provar-ho, fer ganyotes i que cap desig no es faci mai més realitat
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