avoceta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian avocetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aboˈθeta/ [a.β̞oˈθe.t̪a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aboˈseta/ [a.β̞oˈse.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: a‧vo‧ce‧ta

Noun

avoceta f (plural avocetas)

  1. avocet (any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra)

Further reading

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