bogavante

Spanish

Etymology

Cross of lobagante (which is from Vulgar Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros, “snow leopard”) because of the fierce appearance of its large claws) with bogar (from Latin vocāre (“to call”)) and avante (from Latin ab + ante).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɡaˈbante/ [bo.ɣ̞aˈβ̞ãn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bo‧ga‧van‧te

Noun

bogavante m (plural bogavantes)

1. European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Further reading

• “bogavante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16