escuerzo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (leathern), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtiō, from Late Latin curtiō (viper), from Latin curtus (short) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈkweɾθo/ [esˈkweɾ.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈkweɾso/ [esˈkweɾ.so]
  • Rhymes: -eɾθo
  • Rhymes: -eɾso
  • Syllabification: es‧cuer‧zo

Noun

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escuerzo m (plural escuerzos)

  1. toad (amphibian)
    Synonym: sapo

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “escuerzo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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