Etymology

From Old Portuguese alacran ‎(“scorpion”), from Arabic عَقْرَب ‎(ʿaqrab, “scorpion”).

Cognate with Maltese għakreb, Spanish alacrán and Turkish akrep.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ˈkɾaw/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.ˈkɾaw/
• Hyphenation: la‧crau