gallina de la tierra

Spanish

Etymology

From gallina +‎ de +‎ la +‎ tierra, literally “hen of the land”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌʝina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʝi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌʎina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʎi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌʃina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʃi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌʒina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʒi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ga‧lli‧na de la tie‧rra

Noun

gallina de la tierra f (plural gallinas de la tierra)

  1. (obsolete outside New Mexico) turkey (bird in the genus Meleagris)
    Synonyms: pavo, guajolote

See also

References

  • Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas‎[1], University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎[2], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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