alacrán

See also: alacran

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish alacran, from Andalusian Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqráb), from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alaˈkɾan/ [a.laˈkɾãn]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧crán

Noun

alacrán m (plural alacranes)

  1. scorpion
    Synonym: escorpión

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kapampangan: alakdan
  • → Tagalog: alakdan, anaklang

Further reading

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