gusarapa

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps related to gusano (“worm”), but of unknown morphology; both are likely from Paleo-Hispanic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡusaˈɾapa/ [ɡu.saˈɾa.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: gu‧sa‧ra‧pa

Noun

gusarapa f (plural gusarapas)

  1. tadpole
  2. bug; creepy-crawly

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984), “gusarapa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 290

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