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arroaz.

bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/aroˈaθ//aroˈas/Western

  1. bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

    masculine

  2. by extension, any dolphin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Either from roer (“to gnaw”) + -az, or from rabaz (lobo rabaz, "European lynx") from Latin rapāx (“rapacious”). Cognate with Portuguese roaz.

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