Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /skorˈpɛ.na/, /ˈskɔr.pe.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛna, -ɔrpena
  • Hyphenation: scor‧pè‧na, scòr‧pe‧na

Noun edit

scorpena f (plural scorpene)

  1. (regional) scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)
    Synonym: scorfano

References edit

  1. ^ scorpena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams edit