lupicante
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish lobagante, from Vulgar Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρ (lukopánthēr, “jackal”), derived from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”), due to the crustacean's pigmentation and aggressive appearance.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lupicante m (plural lupicanti)
- Synonym of gambero di mare (“European lobster”)
Further reading[edit]
- lupicante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian terms borrowed from Spanish
- Italian terms derived from Spanish
- Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ante
- Rhymes:Italian/ante/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Crustaceans