raposo

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Bedeutung

fox (animal)

Frequenz

Geschlecht

♂️ Männlich

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/raˈposo̝/

Etymologie

1439. Either from a derivative of Latin rapum (“turnip”), whence Galician rabo (“tail”) (and influenced by the root of rapio (“snatch, grab”)), or from rapar (“to snatch”). Cf. also Asturian rapiega, Spanish raposo (which may also have influenced it).