cangrejo de mar

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “sea crab”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˌɡɾexo de ˈmaɾ/ [kãŋˌɡɾe.xo ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
• Syllabification: can‧gre‧jo de mar

Noun

cangrejo de mar m (plural cangrejos de mar)

1. shore crab (Carcinus maenas)

   Synonyms: cámbaro, carramarro

Further reading

• “cangrejo de mar”, 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