botifler

== Catalan == === Etymology === Possibly from French beauté and French fleur, in reference to fleur-de-lis, symbol of the Borbonic monarchy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bu.tiˈfle] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bo.tiˈfle] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bo.tiˈfleɾ] === Adjective === botifler (feminine botiflera, masculine plural botiflers, feminine plural botifleres) chubby-cheeked, fat-cheeked (figuratively) pompous, arrogant, presumptuous === Noun === botifler m (plural botiflers, feminine botiflera, feminine plural botifleres) (derogatory, historical) a Catalan or Valencian who supports the House of Bourbon (by extension, derogatory, Catalonia) ethnic Catalan who doesn't support independence or Catalanism, and who has been accused of being a traitor by some separatists. === Further reading === “botifler”, 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 “botifler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “botifler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “botifler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.