alacrara

Portuguese

Etymology

From alacrau, from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “scorpion”), from the beetle's habit of lifting up its rear end when threatened.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.laˈkɾa.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.laˈkɾa.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐˈkɾa.ɾɐ/

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧cra‧ra

Noun

alacrara f (plural alacraras)

  1. (Alentejo) devil's coach-horse
    Synonym: (Alentejo) alacrara-peideira
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