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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan greesca, from Medieval Latin *graecisca.
Pronunciation
Noun
gresca f (plural gresques)
- fun, spree, binge
- Synonyms: tabola, gatzara
2020 October 21, Rudolf Ortega, “S’ha acabat el ‘brécol’”, in El País:Durant molt temps la polèmica va ser inexistent: la llibertat de càtedra permetia al docent impartir la matèria en la llengua que més li plagués, però la irrupció dels estudiants d’Erasmus —que aterraven a Barcelona amb unes poques nocions de castellà i moltes ganes de gresca— va portar molts professors que usaven el català a canviar de llengua al primer requeriment del primer dia de classe.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- quarrel
- Synonym: baralla
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan gresca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾeska/
- Rhymes: -eska
- Syllabification: gres‧ca
Noun
gresca f (plural grescas)
- uproar, din, wrangle, brawl
- Synonyms: contienda, riña
2016 July, “El problema de las pandillas”, in El Deber Bolivia, archived from the original on 2016-07-25:La víctima fue otro pandillero, seis años mayor que él, tras una violenta gresca que derivó en el hecho de sangre.- The victim was another gang member, six years his senior, after a violent brawl that led to the bloody event.
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