tabuyayá

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese tabujajá, from Guaraní tawuya'ya.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tabuʝaˈʝa/ [t̪a.β̞u.ʝaˈʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /tabuʃaˈʃa/ [t̪a.β̞u.ʃaˈʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tabuʒaˈʒa/ [t̪a.β̞u.ʒaˈʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ta‧bu‧ya‧yá

Noun

tabuyayá f (plural tabuyayás)

  1. maguari stork
    Synonyms: maguari, mbaguarí, baguarí, tuyango

Further reading

  • “tabuyayá”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
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