avetoro

Spanish

Etymology

Superficially from ave (“bird”) +‎ toro (“bull”), but compare Galician abetouro, Old French butor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeˈtoɾo/ [a.β̞eˈt̪o.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -oɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧ve‧to‧ro

Noun

avetoro m (plural avetoros)

  1. bittern (bird)

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