liscanzo

Galician

Alternative forms

• liscance, liscánzaro

Etymology

From liscar (“to leave in a hurry”). Cognate of Portuguese licranço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lisˈkanθo̝/

Noun

liscanzo m (plural liscanzos)

1. slowworm, blindworm (Anguis fragilis)

   Synonyms: escáncer, escónzaro, esgonzo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “liscanzo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “liscanzo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “liscanzo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “deslizar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos