calàpet
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calappacu. Compare Spanish galápago (“tortoise”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle”) and Galician cágado (“tadpole”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
calàpet m (plural calàpets)
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Further reading edit
- “calàpet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.