escuerzo

Meaning

toad (amphibian)

Synonyms

rana cornuda

Hyphenated as

es‧cuer‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈkweɾθo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: scorteus

Cognate with Catalan: escurçó

Cognate with Italian: scorzone

Cognate with Mozarabic: uxcurchón

In summary

Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (“leathern”), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtiō, from Late Latin curtiō (“viper”), from Latin curtus (“short”) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón).