garcilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From garza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ɡaɾˈθiʝa/
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ɡaɾˈθiʎa/

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ɡaɾˈsiʝa/
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaɾˈsiʎa/
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaɾˈsiʃa/
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaɾˈsiʒa/

Rhymes: -iʝa
Rhymes: -iʎa
Rhymes: -iʃa
Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: gar‧ci‧lla

Noun

garcilla f (plural garcillas)

any of a number of species of heron or egret

Derived terms

garcilla bueyera (“Bubulcus ibis”)
garcilla cangrejera (“Ardeola ralloides”)
garcilla china (“Ardeola bacchus”)
garcilla india (“Ardeola grayii”)
garcilla malgache (“Ardeola idae”)
garcilla peinada (“Pilherodius pileatus”)
garcilla indonesia (“Ardeola speciosa”)
garcilla ventrirroja (“Ardeola rufiventris”)

Further reading

“garcilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

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