marisco

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Galician

Marisco

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from mar (sea) +‎ -isco. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish marisco.

Pronunciation

Adjective

marisco (feminine marisca, masculine plural mariscos, feminine plural mariscas)

  1. (rare) maritime
    Synonyms: mariño, marítimo
Derived terms

Noun

marisco m (plural mariscos)

  1. (countable or uncountable) seafood, especially when referring to edible crabs and shellfish
    Synonym: froito de mar
    Moito che me sabe o marisco!I really enjoy seafood!
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Verb

marisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mariscar

Portuguese

Etymology

From mar +‎ -isco. Cognate with Galician and Spanish marisco.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ris‧co

Noun

marisco m (plural mariscos)

  1. shellfish (aquatic invertebrate with a shell, especially as food)
  2. (cooking, chiefly plural) seafood (edible aquatic life)
    Synonym: fruto do mar

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɾisko/
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Syllabification: ma‧ris‧co

Etymology 1

From mar (sea) +‎ -isco. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese marisco.

Noun

marisco m (plural mariscos)

  1. edible shellfish or alga
  2. (cooking, chiefly plural) seafood (edible aquatic life)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mariscar

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