cazacú

Galician

Etymology

Unknown: -cú probably from cu (“ass”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaθaˈku/, (western) /kasaˈku/

Noun

cazacú m (plural cazacús)

  1. small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
    Synonym: melgacho

References
  • “cazacú” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cazacú” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cazón I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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