tirabec

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === estirabec === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to pull”) +‎ bec (“beak”), a reference to the elongated shape of the pods. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌti.ɾəˈβek] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌti.ɾəˈbek] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌti.ɾaˈbek] === Noun === tirabec m (plural tirabecs) snow pea, snap pea ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: tirabeque === Further reading === “tirabec”, 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