queltehue

English

Etymology

From Spanish queltehue.

Noun

queltehue (plural queltehues)

  1. (South America) Synonym of southern lapwing.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kelˈtewe/ [kel̪ˈt̪e.we]
  • Rhymes: -ewe
  • Syllabification: quel‧te‧hue

Noun

queltehue m (plural queltehues)

  1. lapwing
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 243:
      Para conseguir el amor de una persona, se entierra en el sitio en que ésta ha orinado, el cuernecillo que tiene en las alas el queltehue.
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