escurçana

Catalan

Etymology

From escurçó (viper) with a change of suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kurˈsa.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.kuɾˈsa.na]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

escurçana f (plural escurçanes)

  1. a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)
    Synonyms: escurçó, ferrassa

Synonyms

  • (roughtail stingray): escurçana clavellada, romeguera

Derived terms

  • escurçana clavellada
  • escurçana violeta

Further reading