How do you say “to quibble” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bachiqueleja, bricouleja, caraviha, chicana, chicaneja, chicouta. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bachiqueleja, bricouleja, caraviha, chicana, chicaneja, chicouta, espepidouna |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bachiqueleja
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to talk nonsense; to quibble |
bricouleja
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to haggle, to quibble |
caraviha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to quibble; to cavil; to nitpick |
chicana
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to quibble |
chicaneja
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to quibble |
chicouta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to quibble |
espepidouna
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to sort, to scrutinize, to quibble, to depreen, to remove lice |