píllara

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Galician

Píllaras ("plovers")

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, probably.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

píllara m (plural píllaras)

  1. plover
    • 1828, Nicomedes Pastor Díaz, Alborada:
      Desd'aquí vexo os mares Serenos, estenderse alá no ceo; Oio d'aquí os cantares Da píllara fugaz, do merlo feo
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    1. píllara real: ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
    2. píllara papuda: Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
    3. píllara dourada: Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
    4. píllara riscada: ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
  2. redshank (Tringa totanus)
    Synonyms: bilurico, pílora

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “falaris”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos