sargantana

Catalan

Etymology

Probably of a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia of pre-Indo-European origin, such as proto-Ibero-Basque.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sər.ɡənˈta.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [saɾ.ɣanˈta.na]
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Rhymes: -ana
Hyphenation: sar‧gan‧ta‧na

Noun

sargantana f (plural sargantanes)

lizard
Synonym: llangardaix

Further reading

“sargantana” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“sargantana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“sargantana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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