escuerzo

Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (“leathern”), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtiō, from Late Latin curtiō (“viper”), from Latin curtus (“short”) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón).[1]

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈkweɾθo/ [esˈkweɾ.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˈkweɾso/ [esˈkweɾ.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: es‧cuer‧zo

escuerzo m (plural escuerzos)

1. toad (amphibian)

   Synonym: sapo

• “escuerzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014