morgaño

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈɡaɲo/ [moɾˈɣ̞a.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -aɲo
• Syllabification: mor‧ga‧ño

Noun

morgaño m (plural morgaños)

1. harvestman, daddy-long-legs (arachnid)

   Synonyms: opilión, araña patona, segador, agostero, pinacate, falangio, chi(n)china

Further reading

• “morgaño”, 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