escafandra

Spanish

Etymology

From French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle.[1] Cognate with Portuguese escafandro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eskaˈfandɾa/ [es.kaˈfãn̪.d̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -andɾa
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧fan‧dra

Noun

escafandra f (plural escafandras)

  1. diving suit

References
  1. “escafandra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading
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