alcaudón

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic القَبْطُون (*al-qabṭún), from Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkauˈdon/ [al.kau̯ˈð̞õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: al‧cau‧dón

Noun

alcaudón m (plural alcaudones)

shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns)
Synonym: verdugo

Further reading

“alcaudón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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