alacran

See also: alacrán

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈkɾan/

Noun

alacran m (plural alacranes)

1. scorpion
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 105v:

     […] preſtal contra contra toda ferida de culuebra o de alacran. o de otra beſtia emponzonada.

     […] it serves against any injury made by a snake or a scorpion, or of any other venomous beast.

Synonyms

• escorpion m

Descendants

• Ladino: alakran
• Spanish: alacrán