bescollada

== Catalan == === Etymology === From bescoll (“nape”) +‎ -ada. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bəs.kuˈʎa.ðə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bəs.koˈʎa.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bes.koˈʎa.ða] === Noun === bescollada f (plural bescollades) a blow to the nape of the neck Synonym: clatellada accolade (ceremonial blow with the flat of a sword) === Further reading === “bescollada”, 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