codorniz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin cōturnīcem.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -is
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.doʁˈnis/ [ko.doɦˈnis]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.doɾˈnis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.doʁˈniʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.doɻˈnis/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.duɾˈniʃ/ [ku.ðuɾˈniʃ]

  • Hyphenation: co‧dor‧niz

Noun

codorniz f (plural codornizes)

  1. quail (Any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōturnīcem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kodoɾˈniθ/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈniθ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kodoɾˈnis/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈnis] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: co‧dor‧niz

Noun

codorniz f (plural codornices)

  1. quail

Derived terms

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