escarabeu
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scarabaeus. Doublet of escarabat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.kə.ɾəˈβɛw]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.kə.ɾəˈbɛw]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.ka.ɾaˈbɛw]
Noun
escarabeu m (plural escarabeus)
- scarab (amulet in the shape of a sacred scarab)
Further reading
- “escarabeu”, 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