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escorpión

scorpion

noun ehs-kohr-PYOHN Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Origin: From Greek skorpios, via Latin scorpio.

Usage Note

Escorpión is one of two common words for scorpion in Spanish; the other is alacrán, which is more frequent in Mexico and Central America. Escorpión also names the Scorpio zodiac sign (el signo Escorpión). The noun is masculine despite ending in -ión: el escorpión, not la escorpión.

Examples

"Encontraron un escorpión bajo las piedras del jardín."

Natural Translation

They found a scorpion under the garden stones.

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