grancevola

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *cancricula, diminutive of Classical Latin cancer (“crab”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈt͡ʃɛ.vo.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvola
  • Hyphenation: gran‧cè‧vo‧la

Noun

grancevola f (plural grancevole)

  1. spiny spider crab (Maja squinado)

Further reading
  • grancevola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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