paspallás

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Galician

Paspallás

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

paspallás m (plural paspallases)

  1. common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
    Synonyms: codorna, cadorna, coalla, cantagrá, saltagrá

References

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