alacrara

Portuguese

Etymology

From alacrau, from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “scorpion”), from the beetle's habit of lifting up its rear end when threatened.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈkɾa.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈkɾa.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈkɾa.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈkɾa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧cra‧ra

Noun

alacrara f (plural alacraras)

1. (Portugal, Alentejo) devil's coach-horse

   Synonym: (Alentejo) alacrara-peideira

Related terms

• alacrau
• lacrau
• lacraia