botavant

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of bota (“to leap, to bounce”) +‎ avant (“forwards”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌbo.təˈβan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌbo.təˈvant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌbo.taˈvant] === Noun === botavant m (plural botavants) boathook, gaff hoof knife (farrier's tool) === Further reading === “botavant”, 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