musaraña
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin mūs arāneus (literally “spider mouse”) (compare French musaraigne) because the bite of some shrews can be venomous. Ending influenced by Spanish araña (“spider”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /musaˈɾaɲa/ [mu.saˈɾa.ɲa]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: mu‧sa‧ra‧ña
Noun[edit]
musaraña f (plural musarañas)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “musaraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014