calàpet

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • calàpat, calàpot, calàput, galàpat, galàpet

Etymology

From Paleo-Hispanic *calappacu. Compare Spanish galápago (“tortoise”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle”) and Galician cágado (“tadpole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

calàpet m (plural calàpets)

  1. toad
    Synonym: gripau

Derived terms

  • calapetenc

Further reading

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