escorpión

See also: escorpion and Escorpión

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scorpiōne, singular ablative of scorpiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoɾˈpjon/ [es.koɾˈpjõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧cor‧pión

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpiones)

1. scorpion

   Synonym: allacrán

Galician

Alternative forms

• escorpiom (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escorpiõ, from Latin scorpiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoɾˈpjoŋ/ [es̺.koɾˈpjoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Homophone: Escorpión

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpións)

1. scorpion (any arachnid of the order Scorpiones)

   Synonym: alacrán

2. lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

   Synonym: faneca brava

Noun

escorpión m or f by sense (plural escorpións)

1. (astrology) Scorpion (someone with the Scorpio star sign)

Further reading

• “escorpión”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “escorpión” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escorpión”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “escorpión”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin scorpiōnem, accusative singular of scorpiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoɾˈpjon/ [es.koɾˈpjõn]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧cor‧pión

Noun

escorpión m (plural escorpiones)

1. scorpion

   Synonym: alacrán

   Hypernyms: arácnido, artrópodo

   Coordinate terms: ácaro, araña, opilión, palpígrado, solífugo, uropigio

2. (astrology) Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio constellation

Derived terms

• Escorpión (“Scorpio”)
• Hombre Escorpión (“Scorpion Man”) (Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology)
• lengua de escorpión

Further reading

• “escorpión”, 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

Anagrams

• procesión