ruiseñor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *rusciniolus, from Vulgar Latin lusciniola, diminutive of Latin luscinia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rwiseˈɲoɾ/ [rwi.seˈɲoɾ]
Audio (Spain): (file)
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: rui‧se‧ñor

Noun

ruiseñor m (plural ruiseñores)

Derived terms

ruiseñor bastardo

Further reading

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

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