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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch, to seize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈpia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: ar‧pí‧a
Noun
arpía f (plural arpías)
- harpy
- (vulgar, derogatory) bitch, vixen, shrew, harpy, termagant, harridan
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