rouxinol

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], borrowed from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, diminutive of Classical Latin luscinia (“nightingale”). Cognate with Galician rousinol.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔw/ [ho(ʊ̯).ʃiˈnɔʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔw/ [χo(ʊ̯).ʃiˈnɔʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔl/ [ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁow.ʃiˈnɔl/ [ʁow.ʃiˈnɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁo.ʃiˈnɔ.li/

Hyphenation: rou‧xi‧nol

Noun

rouxinol m (plural rouxinóis)

nightingale (bird)

Derived terms

rouxinol-da-muralha
rouxinol-de-almada
rouxinol-de-caniços
rouxinol-de-espadana
rouxinol-de-manaus
rouxinol-do-campo
rouxinol-do-mato

Related terms

rouxinolear
rouxinolizar

Further reading

“rouxinol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“rouxinol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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