asp

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (archaic) A water snake.
  2. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
  3. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
  4. (figuratively) An evil person; a snake.
  5. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
  6. (Southern-US) The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
  7. (Southern-US, broadly) The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.

Traduzioni

Aspius aspius

vipère aspic

àspid

ασπίς

Aspisviper

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/æsp/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.

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