cuereta
Catalan
Etymology
From cuera + -eta or from Latin coda (“tail”) + erecta, feminine of erectus (“erect”). (Compare Gascon codereite.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ku.əˈɾɛ.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ku.əˈɾə.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ku.eˈɾe.ta]
Noun
cuereta f (plural cueretes)
- wagtail
- Synonym: gallineta de la mare de Déu
Derived terms
- cuereta blanca
- cuereta groga
- cuereta torrentera
Further reading
- “cuereta”, 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
- “cuereta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.