tucancillo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tukanˈsiʝo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
- IPA(key): /tukanˈsiʎo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: tu‧can‧ci‧llo
Noun
tucancillo m (plural tucancillos)
- emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)
- Synonyms: pico de navaja, tucán esmeralda, tucán verde, tucaneta, tucancillo verde
Derived terms
- tucancillo collarejo
- tucancillo verde
References
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 476