sargantana

Catalan

Etymology

Probably of Paleo-Hispanic of pre-Indo-European origin, such as proto-Ibero-Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sər.ɡənˈta.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saɾ.ɣanˈta.na]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: sar‧gan‧ta‧na

Noun

sargantana f (plural sargantanes)

1. lizard

   Synonym: llangardaix

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “sargantana”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “sargantana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “sargantana”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007