ácaro
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: á‧ca‧ro
Noun
ácaro m (plural ácaros)
- mite (an arachnid)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ácaro m (plural ácaros)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ácaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014