escuerzo
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (“leathern”), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtiō, from Late Latin curtiō (“viper”), from Latin curtus (“short”) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkweɾθo/ [esˈkweɾ.θo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /esˈkweɾso/ [esˈkweɾ.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾθo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -eɾso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: es‧cuer‧zo
Noun
escuerzo m (plural escuerzos)
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “escuerzo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “escuerzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024