alacrán

See also: alacran

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish alacran, from Andalusian Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqráb), from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈkɾan/ [a.laˈkɾãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧la‧crán

Noun

alacrán m (plural alacranes)

1. scorpion

   Synonym: escorpión

Derived terms

• cola de alacrán

Descendants

• → Kapampangan: alakdan
• → Tagalog: alakdan, anaklang

Further reading

• “alacrán”, 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