aguamala
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From agua + mala, said because of the lesions its tentacles can cause, from Latin malus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aɡwaˈmala/ [a.ɡwaˈma.la]
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: a‧gua‧ma‧la
=== Noun ===
aguamala f (plural aguamales)
jellyfish
Synonyms: celentereu, marmoca, veleru
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From agua + mala. Literally, “bad water”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌaɡwaˈmala/ [ˌa.ɣ̞waˈma.la]
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: a‧gua‧ma‧la
=== Noun ===
aguamala f (plural aguamalas)
jellyfish
Synonyms: medusa, aguamar
=== Further reading ===
“aguamala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025