calàpet

Catalan

Alternative forms

calàpat, calàpot, calàput, galàpat, galàpet

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calappacu. Compare Spanish galápago (“tortoise”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle”) and Galician cágado (“tadpole”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəˈla.pət/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.pet/

Noun

calàpet m (plural calàpets)

toad
Synonym: gripau

Derived terms

calapetenc

Further reading

“calàpet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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