Etymology

From Latin scorpiō ‎(“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος ‎(skorpíos).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃkuɾˈpjɐ̃w̃/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌes.koʁ.ˈpjɐ̃w̃/, /is-/
• Hyphenation: es‧cor‧pi‧ão