escornabois

Galician

A male escornabois

Etymology

Apparently a composite of escornar (“to gore”) + bois (“oxen”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɔɾnaˈβojs/

Noun

escornabois m (invariable)

1. stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)

   Synonyms: carouca, cornetán, vacaloura

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escornabois”, 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), “escornabois”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escornabois”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN