arpía

See also: arpia

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυιᾰ (hárpuiă, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch, to seize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈpia/ [aɾˈpi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ar‧pí‧a

Noun

arpía f (plural arpías)

  1. harpy
  2. (vulgar, derogatory, rare) bitch, vixen, shrew, harpy, termagant, harridan

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