esquarterament

Catalan

Etymology

From esquarterar +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /əs.kwər.tə.ɾəˈmen/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /əs.kwəɾ.tə.ɾəˈment/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /es.kwaɾ.te.ɾaˈment/

Noun

esquarterament m (plural esquarteraments)

quartering (a division into four parts)
quartering (the method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces)

Further reading

“esquarterament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“esquarterament”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“esquarterament” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“esquarterament” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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