tuyango

Spanish

Alternative forms

tullango

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuˈʝanɡo/ [t̪uˈʝãŋ.ɡo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
IPA^(key): /tuˈʃanɡo/ [t̪uˈʃãŋ.ɡo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /tuˈʒanɡo/ [t̪uˈʒãŋ.ɡo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -anɡo
Syllabification: tu‧yan‧go

Noun

tuyango m (plural tuyangos)

(Argentina) maguari stork
Synonyms: maguari, mbaguarí, tabuyayá, baguarí

Further reading

“tuyango”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
“tuyango”, 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