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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cernicŭlum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾˈnikalo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seɾˈnikalo/
- Rhymes: -ikalo
- Syllabification: cer‧ní‧ca‧lo
Noun
cernícalo m (plural cernícalos)
- kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Synonym: mochete
- (colloquial, Spain) lout; clumsy person
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