escuerzo

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. One theory is Latin scorteus (“leathern”), referring to the wrinkled skin of a toad. Another possibility is a derivative of a Vulgar Latin *excurtio, from Late Latin curtiō (“viper”), from Latin curtus (“short”) (thus cognate or linked with Catalan escurçó, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón)[1].

Noun

escuerzo m (plural escuerzos)

  1. toad (reptile)

Synonyms

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/220768067/Corominas-Diccionario-Etimologico
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