escórpora
Catalan
Alternative forms
- escórpera
Etymology
From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈkor.pu.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈkor.po.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈkoɾ.po.ɾa]
Noun
escórpora f (plural escórpores)
- a scorpionfish in the genus Scorpaena
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- escórpora africana
- escórpora de penyal
- escórpora fosca
Further reading
- “escórpora”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007