centollo
Spanish, noun/θenˈtoʝo/
centollo is spelled C-E-N-T-O-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish, the 200,060th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centollo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “European spider crab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de numerosas especies de cangrejos de gran tamaño y hábitat marítimo, apreciados como alimento”.
What does centollo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean spider crab
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de numerosas especies de cangrejos de gran tamaño y hábitat marítimo, apreciados como alimento 2. (Maja squinado) En particular, el centollo₁ europeo, un cangrejo migratorio nativo del Mediterráneo y el Atlántico norte
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of centollo
- centollos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centollo?
- /θenˈtoʝo/
- [θẽn̪ˈt̪o.ʝo]
- [sẽn̪ˈt̪oʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is centollo in Spanish?
centollo appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).