caganer

From cagar, from Latin cacare.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kə.ɡəˈne/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka.ɡaˈneɾ/
• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

caganer (feminine caganera, masculine plural caganers, feminine plural caganeres)

1. Shitting frequently.
2. (figuratively) cowardly

   Synonym: covard

caganer m (plural caganers, feminine caganera)

1. Someone who shits frequently.
2. toddler
3. coward

   Synonyms: covard, cagacalces

4. (folklore, with definite article) "the defecator", a small statue that may be found in the periphery of Bethlehem Nativity scenes in Catalonia and Andorra. He is a traditional symbol of fertility and good harvest among the Catalans.

• “caganer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “caganer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “caganer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.