lagarto arnal

Galician

Lagartos arnais (ocellated lizards)

Alternative forms

• lagarto arnao, lagarto arnau

Etymology

Lagarto (“lizard”) + arnal (“harsh”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾto aɾˈnal/ [lɑˈɣ̞ɑɾ.t̪ʊ aɾˈnɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /laˈɡaɾto aɾˈnal/ [lɑˈɣ̞ɑɾ.t̪ʊ aɾˈnɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /laˈħaɾto aɾˈnal/ [lɑˈħɑɾ.t̪ʊ aɾˈnɑɫ]

Noun

lagarto arnal m (plural lagartos arnais)

1. jewelled lizard, ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus); a large lizard species traditionally held in Galicia to be poisonous

Related terms

• arnal
• toxo

See also

• lagarto arnal on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arnal”, 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), “lagarto arnal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lagarto arnal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN