cangrejal

Spanish

Etymology

From cangrejo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanɡɾeˈxal/ [kãŋ.ɡɾeˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: can‧gre‧jal

Noun

cangrejal m (plural cangrejales)

1. crabbery, crab area; area where there is an abundance of crabs
   • 2016 October 2, “El cangrejo, exquisito y extrañable ícono gastronómico de Guayaquil”, in El Universo‎^[1]:

     A ese grupo se unió Briones, quien luego abrió el cangrejal Ochipinti.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “cangrejal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10