cempés

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From cen (“one hundred”) +‎ pés (“feet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɛmˈpɛs], (western) [semˈpɛs]

Noun

cempés m (invariable)

1. centipede

   Synonyms: cerradela, escoupoleión, rapacodelas

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cenp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cempés”, 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), “cempés”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cempés”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN