escorpina

Spanish

Alternative forms

• escorpena

Etymology

From Latin scorpaena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoɾˈpina/ [es.koɾˈpi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: es‧cor‧pi‧na

Noun

escorpina f (plural escorpinas)

1. scorpionfish

   Synonyms: escorpera, cabracho, gallineta, rascacio, rescaza.

Further reading

• “escorpina”, 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