limaco

== Galician == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin limax, limacis; compare Spanish limaco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liˈmako/ [liˈmɑ.kʊ] Rhymes: -ako Hyphenation: li‧ma‧co === Noun === limaco m (plural limacos) slug (animal) Synonyms: lesma, limacha, limáchega ==== Related terms ==== lesma limacha === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “limaco”, 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), “limaco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “limaco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “limaco”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “limaco”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === lumiaco (Cantabria) === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx; from Ancient Greek λεῖμᾰξ (leîmăx). Compare inherited limaza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liˈmako/ [liˈma.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: li‧ma‧co === Noun === limaco m (plural limacos) slug (gastropod mollusk without a shell or with a very small internal shell) Synonym: babosa === Further reading === “limaco”, 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