escaravello

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”). Cognate with Portuguese escaravelho and Spanish escarabajo.

Alternative forms

• esgaravello

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaɾaˈβɛʎo̝/

Noun

escaravello m (plural escaravellos)

1. beetle

Derived terms

• Escaravelleira

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

escaravello

1. first-person singular present indicative of escaravellar