escafandra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈfan.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.kaˈfan.dɾa]
• Rhymes: -andɾa

Noun

escafandra f (plural escafandres)

1. Alternative form of escafandre

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle. Cognate with Portuguese escafandro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaˈfandɾa/ [es.kaˈfãn̪.d̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -andɾa
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧fan‧dra

Noun

escafandra f (plural escafandras)

1. diving suit

Derived terms

• escafandrero

 

Further reading

• “escafandra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014