escaravello

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”). Cognate with Portuguese escaravelho and Spanish escarabajo.

Alternative forms

• esgaravello

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaɾaˈβɛʎo̝/

Noun

escaravello m (plural escaravellos)

1. beetle

Derived terms

• Escaravelleira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escaravello”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escaravello”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escaravello”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

escaravello

1. first-person singular present indicative of escaravellar