gallito

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Noun

gallito (plural gallitos)

  1. Any of either of two species of the Rhinocryptidae family of birds
    1. A crested gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) or
    2. A sandy gallito (Teledromas fuscus).
  2. A flowering tree in the legume family Fabaceae, of species (Erythrina fusca).

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Spanish

Etymology

From gallo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝito/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaˈʎito/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃito/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒito/

  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: ga‧lli‧to

Noun

gallito m (plural gallitos)

  1. diminutive of gallo, cockerel, little cock
  2. (Venezuela, chiefly in the plural) popcorn
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

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