gerifalte

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧fal‧te

Noun

gerifalte m (plural gerifaltes)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Spanish

gerifalte

Etymology

From Old French girfaut, gerfault or Provençal gerfalt, gerfalc, both from Old Norse geirfalki, from geiri (“a type of dart”) + falki (“hawk”) (because of the resemblance to the bird's plumage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeɾiˈfalte/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alte
  • Syllabification: ge‧ri‧fal‧te

Noun

gerifalte m (plural gerifaltes)

  1. gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
    Synonym: halcón gerifalte
  2. bigwig; big cheese

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