paloma torcaz

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Spanish

Noun

paloma torcaz f (plural palomas torcaces)

  1. common wood pigeon
    Synonym: torcaz
    • 1971, Joan Manuel Serrat (lyrics and music), “Vagabundear”:
      Soy palomo torcaz / Dejádme en paz
      I am a wood pigeon / Leave me alone
    • 2015 September 25, “Rapaces tiroteadas en la media veda”, in El País:
      La media veda es un periodo, que se abre en verano y tiene casi un mes de duración, en el que se permite la caza de ciertas especies, como la paloma torcaz, la tórtola común y la codorniz.
      The half-closed season is a period which opens in summer and lasts for about a month in which hunting of particular species is permitted, such as the wood pigeon, the common turtledove, and the quail.

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