szalamandra

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • salamander a long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata
  • (mythology) salamander a creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire, hence the elemental being of fire

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salamandra derived from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα.

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Ancient Greek

σαλαμάνδρα

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