embut

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin imbūtus (“moistened”), from imbuō (“to wet, moisten”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əmˈbut] IPA(key): (Valencia) [emˈbut] === Noun === embut m (plural embuts) funnel (a utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material) (figurative, in the plural) circumlocution (a roundabout expression) Synonym: circumloqui parlar sense embuts ― to not beat around the bush ==== Derived terms ==== embudaire embudell === Further reading === “embut”, 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 “embut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “embut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “embut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Occitan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈbyt/ === Noun === embut m (plural embuts) funnel (for decanting liquids) ==== Related terms ==== embutar