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Galician
Etymology
From Latin mūsarāneus (literally “spider mouse”) because the bite of some shrews can be venomous. Compare Portuguese murganho, Spanish musaraña, French musaraigne.
Pronunciation
Noun
musgaño m (plural musgaños)
- shrew
- Synonym: furaño
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “musgaño”, 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), “musgaño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
Noun
musgaño m (plural musgaños)
- shrew
- Synonym: musaraña
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