escurçana
Catalan
Etymology
From escurçó (“viper”) with a change of suffix.
Pronunciation
Noun
escurçana f (plural escurçanes)
- a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)
- Synonyms: escurçó, ferrassa
Synonyms
- (roughtail stingray): escurçana clavellada, romeguera
Derived terms
- escurçana clavellada
- escurçana violeta
Further reading
- “escurçana”, 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