garrapata

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Spanish caparra (< (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *crabrus < crābrō (“hornet”)), or of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.raˈpa.ta/

Noun

garrapata f (plural garrapatas)

1. tick (parasitic arachnid)