limaco

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin limax, limacis; compare Spanish limaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmako̝/

Noun

limaco m (plural limacos)

1. 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

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līmācem. Compare limaza.

Noun

limaco m (plural limacos)

1. slug (animal)

   Synonym: babosa

Further reading

• “limaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014