centollo

Spanish

Etymology

From Gaulish *kintuollos, from Proto-Celtic *kĭntu- (“first”) (variant of *kentus) + *ollos (“large”) (related to *ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁-, o-grade derivative of the root *pelh₁- (“to fill”)), since it was one of the largest and most powerful varieties of crab; related to the Gaulish name Cintullus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θenˈtoʝo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪o.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θenˈtoʎo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪o.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /senˈtoʃo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪o.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /senˈtoʒo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪o.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cen‧to‧llo

Noun

centollo m (plural centollos)

  1. European spider crab

Further reading

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