grancevola

Italian

Alternative forms

• granceola

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *cancricula, diminutive of Classical Latin cancer (“crab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡranˈt͡ʃɛ.vo.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛvola
• Hyphenation: gran‧cè‧vo‧la

Noun

grancevola f (plural grancevole)

1. spiny spider crab (Maja squinado)

Further reading

• grancevola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana