escanya-rals

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) +‎ rals (“reals (coins)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˌka.ɲəˈrals] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌka.ɲaˈrals] === Noun === escanya-rals m or f by sense (invariable) penny pincher, skinflint