espantallops

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“scares”) +‎ llops (“wolves”). According to a popular belief, the rattling of the seed pods in the wind frightens wolves. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˌpan.təˈʎops] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌpan.taˈʎops] === Noun === espantallops m (invariable) bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) === Further reading === “espantallops”, 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