Garapata

/ɡɑːrɑːˈpɑːtə/ noun

Definition

A tick (parasitic arachnid); a bloodsucking arachnid pest.

Etymology

From Spanish 'garrapata' (tick), possibly derived from Taino (Caribbean indigenous language) or from Arabic/Hebrew sources describing parasites.

Kelly Says

This word traveled from Caribbean indigenous languages through Spanish into English, proving that colonialism and trade brought us not just new foods and goods, but also the pests that came with them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ
in-sa
ARالعربية
قراد
qaraad
BNবাংলা
মাছি
ma-shi
CACatalà
ixodes
i-k-so-des
CSČeština
kliešť
klee-shch
DADansk
tæge
te-ge
DEDeutsch
Zecken
tset-en
ELΕλληνικά
Ixodes
i-k-so-des
ESEspañol
garrapata
gar-a-pa-ta
FAفارسی
ixodes
i-k-so-des
FISuomi
kiima
ki-ma
FRFrançais
tique
tee-k
GUGU
કાળા
ka-la
HAHA
ɓiri
bi-ri
HEעברית
קרפד
kar-pad
HIहिन्दी
केंचुआ
ken-ch-ua
HUMagyar
kullanc
koo-lanch
IDBahasa Indonesia
kutu
ku-tu
IGIG
ụkụ
u-ku
ITItaliano
zecca
tset-cha
JA日本語
ixodes
i-k-so-des
KKKK
ixodes
i-k-so-des
KMKM
ស្វា
s-v-a
KO한국어
진드기
jin-d-gi
MRMR
केंचुआ
ken-ch-ua
MSBahasa Melayu
kutu
ku-tu
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်
kya-uk
NLNederlands
teken
te-ken
NONorsk
tann
tan
PAPA
ઢਾਲ
dhal
PLPolski
kleszcz
kleshch
PTPortuguês
carrapato
kar-ra-pa-to
RORomână
căpușă
ka-pu-shu
RUРусский
клещ
kleshch
SVSvenska
ticka
tee-ka
SWKiswahili
mwanamke
mwa-na-m-ke
TAதமிழ்
காட்டுக்கீ
ka-tu-kee
TEతెలుగు
చిగురు
chi-gu-ru
THไทย
เหา
hea
TLTL
lamok
la-mok
TRTürkçe
ikiş
ee-kish
UKУкраїнська
кліщ
klishch
URاردو
کھیرے
kheeray
VITiếng Việt
bọ ghẻ
bo-ghe
YOYO
ẹ̀bọ̀
e-bo
ZH中文
ZUZU
isibindi
i-si-bin-di

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