paspallás

Galician

Paspallás

Alternative forms

parpallá, pascuallá, paspallá, paspallar, pazpallá, pazpallar, pazpallaz, pazpalló

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paspaˈʎas/

Noun

paspallás m (plural paspallases)

common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Synonyms: codorna, cadorna, coalla, cantagrá, saltagrá

References

“paspallas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“paspallás” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“paspallás” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pizpireta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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