tamagás

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamaˈɡas/ [t̪a.maˈɣ̞as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ta‧ma‧gás

Noun

tamagás m (plural tamagases)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) hognosed pit viper, a species of venomous pit viper found in southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. (Porthidium nasutum)

   Synonym: cabeza de candado

Further reading

• “tamagás”, 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
• “tamagás” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010