centola

== Galician == === Alternative forms === centolo, santolo === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θenˈtola̝/, (western) /senˈtola̝/ === Noun === centola m (plural centolas) European spider crab (Maja squinado) Synonyms: bruño, pateiro (younger crabs) spider crab === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “centola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “centola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “centola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN