ácaro
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: á‧ca‧ro
Noun edit
ácaro m (plural ácaros)
- mite (an arachnid)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ácaro m (plural ácaros)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ácaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014