boscarla
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From busca (“fine twig, straw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [busˈkar.lə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [bosˈkar.lə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [bosˈkaɾ.la]
Noun
boscarla f (plural boscarles)
- any of various small birds of the genus Acrocephalus, popularly known as marsh warblers, reed warblers, swamp warblers, etc.
- Synonym: xitxarra
Derived terms
Further reading
- “boscarla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007