aguamala

Asturian

Etymology

agua +‎ mala, said because of the lesions its tentacles can cause, from Latin malus.

Noun

aguamala f (plural aguamales)

1. jellyfish

Synonyms

• celentereu
• marmoca
• veleru

Spanish

Etymology

From agua +‎ mala.

Noun

aguamala f (plural aguamalas)

1. jellyfish

   Synonyms: medusa, aguamar

Further reading

• “aguamala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28