calamón

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قلمون (qalamūn), from Ancient Greek ὑποκάλαμον (hupokálamon), from κάλαμον (kálamon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalaˈmon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ca‧la‧món

Noun

calamón m (plural calamones)

  1. the western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
    Synonym: calamón común
    • 2015 November 4, “Diez hábitats costeros únicos en España”, in El País:
      Aparte de los itinerarios 1 y 2, ambos territorio del calamón y el aguilucho lagunero, hay que incluir en nuestro paseo (si puede ser a las 9 de la mañana), el observatorio sobre la profunda laguna de Ses Pardes, donde se atisban somormujos y anátidas.
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