tirapits
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to pull”) + pits (“chests”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tirapits m (invariable)
- steep road, incline
- breast pump
- Synonym: tirallet
Further reading
- “tirapits”, 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