cueta

From cua +‎ -eta. In the sense of "wagtail", perhaps from Latin coda (“tail”) + acta (“moved”). (Compare codeite.)

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kuˈə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈe.ta]

cueta f (plural cuetes)

1. diminutive of cua (“tail”)
2. white wagtail

   Synonyms: cuereta blanca, gafarda

• cuereta

• “cueta”, 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
• “cueta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025