torcaz
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin torquis (“collar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾˈkaθ/ [t̪oɾˈkaθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /toɾˈkas/ [t̪oɾˈkas] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: tor‧caz
Noun
torcaz f (plural torcaces)
- common wood pigeon
- Synonym: paloma torcaz
Related terms
Further reading
- “torcaz”, 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