vinegarroon
[ vin-i-guh-roon ]
/ ˌvɪn ɪ gəˈrun /
noun
a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.
Origin of vinegarroon
1850–55,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish
vinagrón, equivalent to Spanish
vinagr(e)
vinegar +
-ón augmentative suffix
Words nearby vinegarroon
vinegar,
vinegar eel,
vinegar fly,
vinegarette,
vinegarish,
vinegarroon,
vinegarweed,
vinegary,
vineland,
vinery,
vineyard
British Dictionary definitions for vinegarroon
vinegarroon
/ (ˌvɪnɪɡəˈruːn) /
noun
a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed
Word Origin for vinegarroon
from Mexican Spanish
vinagrón, from Spanish
vinagre
vinegar