alimaña

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin animālia, plural of animal. Doublet of animal.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /aliˈmaɲa/ [a.liˈma.ɲa]
Rhymes: -aɲa
Syllabification: a‧li‧ma‧ña

Noun[edit]

alimaña f (plural alimañas)

vermin, pest
Synonym: bicho
(by extension) bloodsucker, scoundrel

Derived terms[edit]

alimañero

Further reading[edit]

“alimaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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