garrapata

== Spanish == === Etymology === Per Roberts, probably a metathesis and apocope of *gacaparrata, from Old Spanish caparra, of pre-Roman origin; compare Basque gaparra, kaparra (“bramble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaraˈpata/ [ɡa.raˈpa.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ga‧rra‧pa‧ta === Noun === garrapata f (plural garrapatas) tick (parasitic arachnid) Synonym: rezno ==== Descendants ==== → Central Bikol: garapata → Hiligaynon: garapata, kalapata →? Portuguese: carrapato→ Mauritian Creole: karapat→ Saramaccan: kaapátu→ Seychellois Creole: karapat → Tagalog: garapata === Further reading === “garrapata”, 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