musaraña
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin mūs arāneus (literally “spider mouse”) (compare French musaraigne) because the bite of some shrews can be venomous. Ending influenced by Spanish araña (“spider”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmusaraña f (plural musarañas)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “musaraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014