atracament

Catalan

Etymology

From atracar +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ə.tɾə.kəˈme̞n]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.tɾə.kəˈment]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.tɾə.kəˈmen]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.tɾa.kaˈment]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.tɾa.kaˈmen]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

atracament m (plural atracaments)

1. holdup, heist, robbery, mugging

   atracament a mà armada ― armed robbery

   atracament a plena llum del dia ― daylight robbery

2. (nautical) mooring

   Synonyms: atracada, atansada

Further reading

• “atracament”, 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