canecho

Spanish

Etymology

From cangrejo (“crab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnet͡ʃo/ [kaˈne.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: ca‧ne‧cho

Noun

canecho m (plural canechos)

1. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) crab

   Synonym: cangrejo

Derived terms

• canechar

 

Further reading

• “canecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• “canecho” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010