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alacran

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish alacrán (scorpion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alacrán

  1. (Cotabateño, Ternateño, Zamboangueño) scorpion

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, scorpion). Cognate with Old Spanish alacran.

    Noun

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    alacran m (plural alacrães)

    1. scorpion (any arachnid of the order Scorpiones)
      Synonym: escorpiõ

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    Old Spanish

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, scorpion).

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      Noun

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      alacran m (plural alacranes)

      1. scorpion
        • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 105v:
          […] preſtal contra contra toda ferida de culuebra o de alacran. o de otra beſtia emponzonada.
          […] it serves against any injury made by a snake or a scorpion, or of any other venomous beast.

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