escurçana
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From escurçó (“viper”) with a change of suffix.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
escurçana f (plural escurçanes)
- a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)
Synonyms edit
- (roughtail stingray): escurçana clavellada, romeguera
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “escurçana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.