pagaza

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡaθa/ [paˈɣ̞a.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /paˈɡasa/ [paˈɣ̞a.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pa‧ga‧za

pagaza f (plural pagazas)

1. any of a number of species of terns

• pagaza piconegra (Gelochelidon nilotica)
• pagaza piquirroja (Hydroprogne caspia)
• pagaza real (Thalasseus maximus)
• pagaza elegante (Thalasseus elegans)

• “pagaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024