escarapote

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escarapote

escarapote or escarpón

Etymology

From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”) + the augmentative Galician suffix -ote, influenced by escarpa (“splinter, thorn”) of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskaɾaˈpɔte̝/

Noun

escarapote m (plural escarapotes)

(zoology) red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)
(zoology) black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Synonyms

escarpón (“red scorpionfish”), porco de mar (“black scorpionfish”, literally “sea-pig”)

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarapote”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarapote”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarapote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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