"musaraña" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /musaˈɾaɲa/, [mu.saˈɾa.ɲa] Forms: musarañas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɲa Etymology: First attested in the 13th century. Inherited from Latin mūsarāneus (literally “spider mouse”) with the ending influenced by araña (“spider”), from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of or related to spiders”), because of the popular belief that shrews have a venomous bite akin to that of a spider. Cognate with French musaraigne. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|13th century}} the 13th century, {{etydate|13th century}} First attested in the 13th century, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|mūsarāneus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=spider mouse|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin mūsarāneus (literally “spider mouse”), {{inh+|es|la|mūsarāneus|lit=spider mouse}} Inherited from Latin mūsarāneus (literally “spider mouse”), {{af|la|mūs<t:mouse>|arāneus<t:of or related to spiders>|nocat=1}} mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of or related to spiders”), {{lg|Cognate}} Cognate, {{cog|fr|musaraigne}} French musaraigne Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} musaraña f (plural musarañas)
  1. shrew (any member of the Soricidae family of mammals) Tags: feminine Synonyms: musgaño
    Sense id: en-musaraña-es-noun-DDGqeFSa Categories (other): Mammals Disambiguation of Mammals: 45 42 12 2
  2. (by extension) vermin; small animal Tags: broadly, feminine Synonyms: alimaña
    Sense id: en-musaraña-es-noun-u~9MO8kP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Mammals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 55 21 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 59 20 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 20 54 25 1 Disambiguation of Mammals: 45 42 12 2
  3. (Caribbean, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, colloquial) face (exaggerated facial expression) Tags: Caribbean, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: mueca
    Sense id: en-musaraña-es-noun-~xo7DtAF Categories (other): Caribbean Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish, Mammals Disambiguation of Mammals: 45 42 12 2
  4. (Nicaragua, colloquial) vulva Tags: Nicaragua, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: vulva
    Sense id: en-musaraña-es-noun-oC1TjVCY Categories (other): Nicaraguan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mirar las musarañas, pensar en las musarañas

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/musaˈɾaɲa/"
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