escorpión

See also: escorpion and Escorpión

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scorpiōne, singular ablative of scorpiō.

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpiones)

1. scorpion

   Synonym: allacrán

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scorpiōnem.

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpións)

1. scorpion

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin scorpiōnem, accusative singular of scorpiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoɾˈpjon/ [es.koɾˈpjõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧cor‧pión

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpiones)

1. scorpion

   Synonym: alacrán

   Hypernyms: arácnido, artrópodo

   Coordinate terms: ácaro, araña, opilión, palpígrado, solífugo, uropigio

2. (astrology) Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio constellation

Derived terms

• Escorpión (“Scorpio”)
• Hombre Escorpión (“Scorpion Man”) (Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology)
• lengua de escorpión

Further reading

• “escorpión”, 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

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