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Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (“leathern”), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtiō, from Late Latin curtiō (“viper”), from Latin curtus (“short”) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈkweɾθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈkweɾso/
- Rhymes: -eɾθo
- Rhymes: -eɾso
- Syllabification: es‧cuer‧zo
Noun
escuerzo m (plural escuerzos)
- toad (amphibian)
- Synonym: sapo
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