Krake

Meaning

1. (colloquial, feminine, masculine, weak) a mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense
2. (colloquial, feminine, figuratively, masculine, weak) a kraken (sea monster)

Concepts

octopus

🐙

devilfish

Kraken

squid

🦑

kraken

Synonyms

Oktopus

🐙

Tintenfisch

Polyp

Octopus

Neunauge

Seepolyp

Pulpo

Translations

pulpo

🐙

polvo

🐙

poulpe

🐙

polpo

🐙

pieuvre

🐙

ahtapot

🐙

χταπόδι

octopus

🐙

pop

🐙

piovra

🐙

أخطبوط

🐙

polipo

calamaro

🦑

οκτάπους

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁaːkə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian: Kraken

In summary

From Norwegian Kraken, definite singular of krake (“sea monster”).