cangrejo
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cancriclu-, syncopated form of Late Latin cancriculus, diminutive of Latin cancer, cancrum, from Proto-Italic *kankros, dissimilation of *karkros (“enclosure”) (because the pincers of a crab form a circle), from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare the borrowed doublets cáncer and cancro.
Pronunciation
Noun
cangrejo m (plural cangrejos)
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Descendants
- → Portuguese: caranguejo
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