cacatúa

See also: cacatua and Cacatua

Galician

Alternative forms

cacatua (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Malay kakatua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kakaˈtua/ [kɑ.kɑˈt̪u.ɐ]
Rhymes: -ua
Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧túa

Noun

cacatúa f (plural cacatúas)

cockatoo

Further reading

“cacatúa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kakatua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kakaˈtua/ [ka.kaˈt̪u.a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ua
Syllabification: ca‧ca‧tú‧a

Noun

cacatúa f (plural cacatúas)

cockatoo

Further reading

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

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