gallina de la sierra

Spanish

Etymology

From gallina +‎ de +‎ la +‎ sierra, literally “hen of the mountain range”.

Noun

gallina de la sierra f (plural gallinas de la sierra)

  1. (New Mexico, archaic) turkey (bird in the genus Meleagris)
    Synonyms: pavo, guajolote

See also

References
  • Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas‎, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
  • Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved April 9, 2023
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