musgaño

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mūsarāneus (literally “spider mouse”) because the bite of some shrews can be venomous. Compare Portuguese murganho, Spanish musaraña, French musaraigne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [musˈɣaɲʊ]

Noun

musgaño m (plural musgaños)

  1. shrew
    Synonym: furaño

References
  • “musgaño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “musgaño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish

Noun

musgaño m (plural musgaños)

  1. shrew
    Synonym: musaraña

Further reading
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