calàpet

toad

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kəˈla.pət]

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: galápago

Cognate with Portuguese: cágado

Cognate with Galician: cágado

In summary

From Paleo-Hispanic [Term?]. Compare Spanish galápago (“tortoise”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle”) and Galician cágado (“tadpole”).