musaraña
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin mūs arāneus (literally “spider mouse”) (compare French musaraigne) because the bite of some shrews can be venomous. Ending influenced by Spanish araña (“spider”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]musaraña f (plural musarañas)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “musaraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014