cágado

tadpole

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkaɣɐðʊ]

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: cágado

Cognate with Spanish: galápago

Cognate with Catalan: calàpet

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Paleo-Hispanic *calap(p)acu, perhaps related to the etymon of cabaza. Cognate with Portuguese cágado (“turtle”), Spanish galápago (“turtle”) and Catalan calàpet (“toad”).