centola

Galician

Centola

Centola as served at a local restaurant

Alternative forms

• centolo, santolo

Etymology

Probably from Celtic *kentu̯ollos, from Proto-Celtic *kentu- (“first”) + *ɸolno- (“great, vast”), so meaning "the main, large one" ~ "king crab", vel sim. Cognate with Portuguese santola and Spanish centolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θenˈtola̝/, (western) /senˈtola̝/

Noun

centola m (plural centolas)

1. European spider crab (Maja squinado)

   Synonyms: bruño, pateiro (younger crabs)

2. spider crab

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “centola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “centola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “centola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN