cáncaro

Galician

Alternative forms

• cáncamo, cancro, cangro, cranco

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaŋkɐɾʊ]

Noun

cáncaro m (plural cáncaros)

1. European spider crab

   Synonym: centolo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cáncaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cáncaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cáncaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN