escaravello
Galician
Alternative forms
- esgaravello
Etymology
From Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”). Cognate with Portuguese escaravelho and Spanish escarabajo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaɾaˈβɛʎo̝/
Noun
escaravello m (plural escaravellos)
- beetle
Derived terms
- Escaravelleira
References
- “escaravello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “escaravello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “escaravello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.