burion

English

Alternative forms

  • burrion

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”).[1]

Noun

burion (plural burions)

  1. (archaic) A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “burion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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