escaravello

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”). Cognate with Portuguese escaravelho and Spanish escarabajo.

Alternative forms

esgaravello

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.

Verb

escaravello

first-person singular present indicative of escaravellar

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