colltort

From coll (“neck”) +‎ tort (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 2 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Italian collotorto.

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔʎˈtɔɾt/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔʎˈtɔrt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɾt
• Hyphenation: coll‧tort

colltort m (plural colltorts)

1. (zoology) A wryneck, specifically the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla).

   Synonym: formiguer

• colltort comú (“Eurasian wryneck”)
• colltort gorja-roig (“red-throated wryneck (Jynx ruficollis)”)

colltort m (plural colltorts, feminine colltorta)

1. (figurative, derogatory) hypocrite, goody-goody (especially a religious one)

• “colltort” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.