carapacho

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Spanish

Etymology

Related to Portuguese carapaça and French carapace, ultimately of unknown, likely substrate origin.[1] Another theory traces it to Latin capa (cape, cloak).[2]

Compare also calabaza (pumpkin, gourd), Catalan carabassa, carbassa (pumpkin), and Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, a kind of beetle or crustacean; vessel); also galápago (kind of turtle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈpat͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ra‧pa‧cho

Noun

carapacho m (plural carapachos)

  1. carapace, shell
  2. Stew served in the shell of seafood

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “carapace”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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