alacran

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See also: alacrán

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alacran m (plural alacranes)

  1. scorpion
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 105v:
      […] preſtal contra contra toda ferida de culuebra o de alacran. o de otra beſtia emponzonada.
      […] it serves against any injury made by a snake or a scorpion, or of any other venomous beast.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Ladino: alakran
  • Spanish: alacrán
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