escaldabec
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of escalda (“to scald”) + bec (“beak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌkal.dəˈβek]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌkal.dəˈbek]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌkal.daˈbek]
Noun
escaldabec m (plural escaldabecs)
- fragile brittlegill (Russula fragilis)
- Synonym: escaldabec fràgil
- emetic russula (Russula emetica)
- Synonym: pebrassa vermella
Further reading
- “escaldabec”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007