gallinazo

See also: Gallinazo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gallīnāceus. Compare the borrowed doublet gallináceo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ɡaʝiˈnaθo/ [ɡa.ʝiˈna.θo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ɡaʎiˈnaθo/ [ɡa.ʎiˈna.θo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ɡaʝiˈnaso/ [ɡa.ʝiˈna.so]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /ɡaʎiˈnaso/ [ɡa.ʎiˈna.so]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃiˈnaso/ [ɡa.ʃiˈna.so]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒiˈnaso/ [ɡa.ʒiˈna.so]

(Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: ga‧lli‧na‧zo

Noun

gallinazo m (plural gallinazos)

vulture
Synonyms: jote, zopilote, buitre
turkey vulture

Related terms

See also

buitre

Further reading

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

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