azor

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese açor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin acceptor, replacement of Latin accipiter. Cognate with Portuguese açor and Spanish azor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθoɾ/, (western) /aˈsoɾ/

Noun

azor m (plural azores)

  1. (ornithology) a goshawk bird
    O azor no pau, e o falcón na mau. (proverb)
    The goshawk in the spear, and the falcon on the hand.
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 438:
      Outras uezes fazía cõbater serpentes et peleiar grifos et liões et fazía caçar falcões et gaujães et açores et outras aues
      Other times he would make serpents fight, and gryphons and lions, and he would make falcons hunt, and sparrow-hawks and goshawks and other birds

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish aztor, adtor, from Vulgar Latin *acceptor, replacement of Latin accipiter. For the simplification of the cluster, compare rezar from recitāre and plazo from placitum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθoɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsoɾ/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧zor

Noun

azor m (plural azores)

  1. (ornithology) a goshawk bird

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