escurçó

Meaning

1. (masculine) viper, adder
2. (masculine) stingray

Concepts

adder

viper

termagant

common viper

Vipera berus

varmint

shrew

Synonyms

vibra

bruixa

serp

🐍

serpent

🐍

harpía

Translations

víbora

vipère

vipera

víbora

adder

Kreuzotter

οχιά

Otter

🦦

έχιδνα

Viper

couleuvre

vipère berus

vipère péliade

aspis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kurˈso]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: curtus

Cognate with Spanish: escuerzo

Cognate with Italian: scorzone

Cognate with Mozarabic: uxcurchón

In summary

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *excurtiōnem, from Late Latin curtiō, from Latin curtus (“short”). Compare Spanish escuerzo, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón.