cáncer
/ˈkanθeɾ/ · B1 · noun · m
cancer
🦀 Latin cancer = crab; same word as English, stress on CÁN, c = th
From Latin cancer, crab: ancient doctors named tumours after the crab because of the swollen veins spreading like legs. Spelled like the English word plus an accent. In Spain the second c is said like th: KAN-ther.