BROTONS SEGARRA, RÒMUL
Pro`leg ...................................................................................15
acade`mia..............................................................................19
adam ....................................................................................19
adonis ..................................................................................20
afrodisi´ac, afrodisi´aca .......................................................20
a`gora ....................................................................................21
agost ....................................................................................22
alexandri´ .............................................................................23 algorisme.............................................................................24 alpinisme.............................................................................24
amazona ..............................................................................25
americana ...........................................................................26
amfitrio´, amfitriona...........................................................27 ampere.................................................................................28 angora..................................................................................28
apol·lini, apol·li´nia ..............................................................29 arca`dia.................................................................................29
arlequi´ .................................................................................30
aspirina ...............................................................................30
assassi´, assassina...............................................................31
astracan ..............................................................................32
a`tic ......................................................................................32
atles .....................................................................................33 august*................................................................................34
autobu´s ................................................................................34
a`xel* ....................................................................................35
bacanal ................................................................................37
ba`dminton ...........................................................................37
baioneta ...............................................................................38
baldaqui´ ...............................................................................39
bany maria..........................................................................39 baquelita..............................................................................40 barem...................................................................................40 bauxita.................................................................................41
bego`nia ................................................................................41
beixamel ..............................................................................4
benjami´, benjamina ...........................................................42
berlina .................................................................................42
bermudes ............................................................................43
bic* ......................................................................................43
biquini ..................................................................................43
bisturi´ ..................................................................................45 blazer*.................................................................................45
bohemi, bohe`mia ................................................................46
boicot ...................................................................................47
braille* ................................................................................47
buguenvi´l·lea .......................................................................47
bungalou ..............................................................................48
bu´rbon* ...............................................................................48
cacaolat* .............................................................................49
cafre ....................................................................................50
cai¨nita ..................................................................................50
caixmir ................................................................................50
calvari ..................................................................................51
came`lia ...............................................................................51 canari...................................................................................52
cani´bal .................................................................................52
canyardo* ...........................................................................52
ca`rdigan ..............................................................................53
carpaccio .............................................................................53
ca`rter ...................................................................................54
cartesia`, cartesiana ...........................................................54
casanova* ...........................................................................55
celestina* ............................................................................55
cel·lo* ...................................................................................56
cereal ...................................................................................56
cicerone ...............................................................................56
ciri´l·lic ..................................................................................57
clementina ..........................................................................57
cocacola*.............................................................................58
colacao* ..............................................................................58
colo`nia .................................................................................59
colt* .....................................................................................59
condo´ ...................................................................................60
corbata .................................................................................61
cotxe ....................................................................................62
coulomb ...............................................................................62
cretona ................................................................................63
da`lia .....................................................................................65
da`lmata ...............................................................................65
daltonisme ..........................................................................66
dantesc, dantesca ..............................................................66 decibel..................................................................................67
de`dal ....................................................................................67 derbi.....................................................................................68 die`sel....................................................................................69
dilluns ..................................................................................69
dindi .....................................................................................69
do de pit...............................................................................70 do`berman*..........................................................................70
don Joan* ...........................................................................71
draconia`, draconiana.........................................................71
ebola* ..................................................................................73
eco ........................................................................................73
elisi, eli´sia............................................................................74
eo`lic, eo`lica..........................................................................74
ero`tic, ero`tica .....................................................................75
esperanto ............................................................................75
estentori, estento`ria ..........................................................75
estraperlo ............................................................................76
far .........................................................................................77
fauna ....................................................................................77
fili´pica ..................................................................................78
flamenc, flamenca .............................................................78
flora .....................................................................................78 frisbee*................................................................................79
fu´csia ...................................................................................79 galindaina............................................................................81
garde`nia ..............................................................................81
gener ....................................................................................82
gilet* ....................................................................................82
go`tic, go`tica.........................................................................82
gue`iser .................................................................................83
gueto ....................................................................................83
guillotina .............................................................................84
guinyol .................................................................................84
hamburguesa ......................................................................87
hava` .....................................................................................87
herculi, hercu´lia.................................................................88
hermafrodita ......................................................................89
herme`tic, herme`tica..........................................................89
hertz ....................................................................................89
horte`nsia .............................................................................89
indi, i´ndia ............................................................................91
isabeli´, isabelina ................................................................91
jacobinisme .........................................................................93
jacquard ..............................................................................93
jacuzzi* ...............................................................................94
jaque´ ....................................................................................94
jersei ....................................................................................95
joule .....................................................................................95 judes.....................................................................................95
julia`, juliana ........................................................................96
kafkia`, kafkiana .................................................................97 kala`ixnikov*.......................................................................98
katiuska* ............................................................................99
laco`nic, laco`nica ...............................................................101 labrador*...........................................................................101
leotards* ...........................................................................102
lesbianisme .......................................................................102
lil·liputenc, lil·liputenca ...................................................103
linxar .................................................................................104
lionesa ...............................................................................104
llatzeret .............................................................................105
lolita* ................................................................................105
lot* .....................................................................................105
macadam ...........................................................................107
macedo`nia .........................................................................107 magdalena.........................................................................108
magno`lia............................................................................108
maionesa ...........................................................................109
majo`lica .............................................................................109
malabarisme .....................................................................109
maniqueu, maniquea .......................................................110 maniqui´..............................................................................110
manolo* .............................................................................111
mansarda ..........................................................................111
maquiave`l·lic, maquiave`l·lica ..........................................112
marato´ ...............................................................................112 marcial...............................................................................113
marcolfa ............................................................................113
marioneta ..........................................................................114
masoquista ........................................................................114
ma`user ...............................................................................115
mausoleu ...........................................................................115
mecenes .............................................................................116
mefistofe`lic, mefistofe`lica ...............................................116
mentor, mentora ..............................................................116
miquelet .............................................................................117
misantrop, misantropa....................................................117
molotov* ............................................................................117
morfina ..............................................................................118
Morse .................................................................................118
mussolina ..........................................................................119 narcisisme.........................................................................121
newton ...............................................................................121
nicotina .............................................................................122 odissea...............................................................................123
ohm ....................................................................................123
olimpi´ada ..........................................................................124 orfeo´...................................................................................124
o`scar* ................................................................................125
otomana ............................................................................125
palau ..................................................................................127
pamflet ..............................................................................127
pa`nic ..................................................................................127
pantagrue`lic, pantagrue`lica...........................................128
pantalo´ ..............................................................................128
paparazzi* ........................................................................129
pascal.................................................................................130
pasqui´ ................................................................................130 pasteuritzacio´...................................................................130
pequine`s ............................................................................131
pergami´ .............................................................................131
periquito ............................................................................132
pierrot ...............................................................................132
pi´rric, pi´rrica....................................................................133
plato`nic, plato`nica ...........................................................133
po`rtland ............................................................................134
praline´ ...............................................................................134
pullman* ...........................................................................134
puta ....................................................................................135
putxinel·li ..........................................................................136
quinque´ ..............................................................................137
quixotada ..........................................................................137
rebeca ................................................................................139
rifacli* ...............................................................................140
ri´mel ..................................................................................140
robinson* ..........................................................................141 robot...................................................................................141
rocambolesc, rocambolesca............................................142
roma`nic, roma`nica...........................................................142
rugbi ..................................................................................143
sacher* ..............................................................................145
sadisme .............................................................................145
sahariana ..........................................................................146
salmonel·la ........................................................................147
salomo`nic, salomo`nica ....................................................147
sandvitx ............................................................................148
santbernat ........................................................................148
sara ....................................................................................148
sardina ..............................................................................149
saxo`fon (o saxofon) .........................................................149
sequoia ..............................................................................15
seti´ .....................................................................................150
siame`s, siamesa................................................................151
sibarita ..............................................................................151
silueta ................................................................................152
socra`tic, socra`tica............................................................152
ta`per* ................................................................................155
tara`ntula ...........................................................................156 tequila................................................................................156
tertu´lia ..............................................................................156
texa` ...................................................................................157
tiberi ..................................................................................158
tita`nic, tita`nica.................................................................158
tricot ..................................................................................159
uralita ................................................................................161 utopia.................................................................................162
vamba ................................................................................163
vandalisme .......................................................................164
venus .................................................................................164
vespa* ...............................................................................165
vichy* ................................................................................165
victoria`, victoriana ..........................................................166
vodevil ...............................................................................167 volca`...................................................................................168
volt .....................................................................................168
wagneria`, wagneriana.....................................................169
watt ....................................................................................170
winchester* ......................................................................170
xampany ............................................................................171
xantilli´ ...............................................................................171
xarlata`, xarlatana............................................................172
xarleston ...........................................................................173
xarlotada* ........................................................................173
xauxa .................................................................................174 xere`s...................................................................................174
xiruca ................................................................................175
xovinisme ..........................................................................175 zepeli´..................................................................................177
Bibliografia .......................................................................181
I´ndex onoma`stic ..............................................................183
Què tenen en comú les paraules jacuzzi, volcà, acadèmia o magnòlia? Que totes procedeixen del nom d'un personatge, real o fictici, o d'algun indret concret, és a dir, de noms propis. Guillotina, putxinel·li o leotards tenen l'origen en persones reals; katiuska, don Joan o celestina, en personatges ficticis; sibarita, rugbi o far, en indrets geogràfics; i xiruca, lot, cocacola o cacaolat, en marques comercials.
D'aquesta manera, hem fet un recull de 260 paraules, de les quals hem exclòs les més òbvies, per concentrar-nos en els orígens més curiosos i els personatges més desconeguts.
Dues-centes seixanta paraules rere les quals s'amaga un nom propi que cal descobrir. Ens hi acompanyes?
