escurçana

Catalan

Etymology

From escurçó (“viper”) with a change of suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kurˈsa.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.kuɾˈsa.na]

Noun

escurçana f (plural escurçanes)

a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)
Synonyms: escurçó, ferrassa

Synonyms

(roughtail stingray): escurçana clavellada, romeguera

Derived terms

escurçana clavellada
escurçana violeta

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.