caganer

== Catalan == === Etymology === From cagar, from Latin cacare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kə.ɣəˈne̞] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kə.ɣəˈne] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɣaˈneɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ka.ɣaˈne] Rhymes: -e(ɾ) === Adjective === caganer (feminine caganera, masculine plural caganers, feminine plural caganeres) that which defecates frequently (figurative) cowardly Synonym: covard === Noun === caganer m (plural caganers, feminine caganera, feminine plural caganeres) someone who defecates frequently toddler coward Synonyms: covard, cagacalces (folklore, with definite article) "the defecator" (a small statue that may be found in the periphery of Bethlehem Nativity scenes in Catalonia and Andorra) ==== Usage notes ==== "The defecator" is a traditional symbol of fertility and good harvest among the Catalans. === Further reading === caganer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia caganer on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca “caganer”, 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 “caganer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “caganer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)