tapaforats

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to plug”) +‎ forats (“holes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌta.pə.fuˈɾats] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.pə.foˈɾats] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌta.pa.foˈɾats] === Noun === tapaforats m (invariable) stopgap, workaround (derogatory) an unskilled construction worker (castells) synonym of tap (“position in the pinya”) === Further reading === “tapaforats”, 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