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centola.

European spider crab (Maja squinado)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/θenˈtola̝//senˈtola̝/Western

  1. European spider crab (Maja squinado)

    masculine

  2. spider crab

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Celtic *kentu̯ollos, from Proto-Celtic *kentu- (“first”) + *ɸolno- (“great, vast”), so meaning "the main, large one" ~ "king crab", vel sim. Cognate with Portuguese santola and Spanish centolla.

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