coruja

Portuguese

coruja

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Late Latin curusa or of onomatopoetic origin. Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Leonese curuxa, Mirandese queruja and Spanish coruja, curuja.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾu.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾu.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: co‧ru‧ja

Noun

coruja f (plural corujas)

owl (a bird)
Synonym: estrige

As corujas caçam à noite.
Owls hunt at night.

Further reading

“coruja” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“coruja” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
coruja on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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