No. 6,515 in Catalan

porras

"Porras" in Catalan refers to batons or truncheons used by law enforcement, similar to "clubs" or "sticks" in English.

In a sentence

Vaig menjar porras amb xocolata per esmorzar.
I ate porras with chocolate for breakfast.
In this sentence, 'porras' refers to a type of fried dough similar to churros, typically eaten as breakfast or a snack in Spain.
La policia va utilitzar porras per dispersar la multitud.
The police used batons to disperse the crowd.
Here, 'porras' refers to batons or truncheons used by police forces.
De tant en tant, ell diu porras quan s'enfada.
Once in a while, he says 'porras' when he gets angry.
In this context, 'porras' is used as an interjection or exclamation, possibly expressing frustration or anger.

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