rauxa

Catalan

FWOTD – 28 May 2017

Etymology

From Latin rixōsus (pugnacious).

Pronunciation

Noun

rauxa f (plural rauxes)

  1. sudden action taken without forethought
    • 2016, La festa, eds. Josep Monserrat and Ignasi Roviró, Societat Catalana de Filosofia, p. 171:
      Aquesta festa, de fet, no comporta un qüestionament dels rols socials, no està lligada al lloc i no té res a transmetre, s'exhaureix completament en la rauxa del present []
      This festival, in fact, does not involve questioning of social roles, is not tied to the place and has nothing to transmit, is completely exhausted in the frenzied action of the present []

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