scorpena

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skorˈpɛ.na/, /ˈskɔr.pe.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛna, -ɔrpena
  • Hyphenation: scor‧pè‧na, scòr‧pe‧na

Noun[edit]

scorpena f (plural scorpene)

  1. (regional) scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)
    Synonym: scorfano

References[edit]

  1. ^ scorpena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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