escarapote
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”) + the augmentative Galician suffix -ote, influenced by escarpa (“splinter, thorn”) of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
escarapote m (plural escarapotes)
Synonyms edit
- escarpón (“red scorpionfish”), porco de mar (“black scorpionfish”, literally “sea-pig”)
References edit
- “escarapote” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “escarapote” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “escarapote” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.