cantharis

Significado (Inglés)

1. (declension-3, feminine) Spanish fly, a beetle of species Lytta vesicatoria, and the poison of it.
2. (declension-3, feminine) A worm injurious to the vine and rose.

Conceptos

tósigo

tóxico

veneno

Sinónimos

venenum

aconitum

Traducciones

poison

Gift

Spanish fly

venin

cantharides

gif

gift

venijn

vergif

zwadder

peçonha

tóxico

veneno

metzina

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈkan.tʰa.rɪs]

Etimología (Inglés)

From Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís, “blister-beetle”), of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the toponym Κάνθαροσ (Kántharos), a port of Piraeus, which is a Pre-Greek name. Also compare Akkadian 𒅗𒀭𒁕/𒌨𒌋 (“cup”).