esmirla

From Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əzˈmir.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ezˈmiɾ.la]

esmirla f (plural esmirles)

1. merlin (Falco columbarius)

• “esmirla”, 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