gusarapa

Spanish

Alternative forms

• gusarapo

Etymology

Perhaps related to gusano (“worm”), but of unknown morphology; both are likely from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡusaˈɾapa/ [ɡu.saˈɾa.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧ra‧pa

Noun

gusarapa f (plural gusarapas)

1. tadpole
2. bug; (water-based) creepy-crawly

Further reading

• “gusarapa”, 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