ratón volador

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Spanish

Etymology

From ratón (mouse) +‎ volador (flying).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˌtom bolaˈdoɾ/
  • Syllabification: ra‧tón vo‧la‧dor

Noun

ratón volador m (plural ratones voladores)

  1. (New Mexico) bat (small flying mammal)
    Synonym: murciélago

References

  • Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times, retrieved April 9, 2023