casampulga

Spanish

Alternative forms

• casimpulga

Etymology

Possibly from Nahuatl catzauac (“something dirty”) + pulga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasamˈpulɡa/ [ka.sãmˈpul.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -ulɡa
• Syllabification: ca‧sam‧pul‧ga

Noun

casampulga f (plural casampulgas)

1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) black widow, especially Latrodectus mactans or Latrodectus curacaviensis

   Synonyms: viuda negra, capulina, chiltuca

Further reading

• “casampulga”, 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
• “casampulga” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010