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
• “cempés” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cempés” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cempés” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.