escorpión
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin scorpiōne, singular ablative of scorpiō.
Noun
escorpión m (plural escorpiones)
Galician
Alternative forms
- escorpiom (reintegrationist)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escorpiõ, from Latin scorpiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
escorpión m (plural escorpións)
- scorpion (any arachnid of the order Scorpiones)
- Synonym: alacrán
- lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)
- Synonym: faneca brava
Noun
escorpión m or f by sense (plural escorpións)
Further reading
- “escorpión”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “escorpión” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escorpión”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “escorpión”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin scorpiōnem, accusative singular of scorpiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskoɾˈpjon/ [es.koɾˈpjõn]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: es‧cor‧pión
Noun
escorpión m (plural escorpiones)
Derived terms
- Escorpión (“Scorpio”)
- Hombre Escorpión (“Scorpion Man”) (Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology)
- lengua de escorpión
Further reading
- “escorpión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024