murciélago

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    Old Spanish murciegoder.
    Spanish murciélago

    Metathetic diminutive of Old Spanish murciego (cf. murciégalo), from Latin *mūris caecus. Compare Galician and Portuguese morcego.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Spain) /muɾˈθjelaɡo/
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /muɾˈsjelaɡo/
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    • Rhymes: -elaɡo
    • Syllabification: mur‧cié‧la‧go

    Noun

    murciélago m (plural murciélagos, feminine murciélaga, feminine plural murciélagas)

    1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
      Synonyms: quiróptero, panarra, (New Mexico) ratón volador
      • 1800, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, chapter 12, in Historia General del Perú:
        ...adoraban al buho por la hermosura de sus ojos y cabeza, y al murciélago por la sutileza de su vista...
        ...they adored the owl for the prettiness of its eyes and head, and the bat for the subtlety of its sight...

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