aguamala

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡwaˈmala/ [a.ɡwaˈma.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧ma‧la

Noun

aguamala f (plural aguamales)

1. jellyfish

   Synonyms: celentereu, marmoca, veleru

Spanish

Etymology

From agua +‎ mala. Literally, “bad water”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɡwaˈmala/ [ˌa.ɣ̞waˈma.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧ma‧la

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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025