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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *rusciniolus, from Vulgar Latin lusciniola, diminutive of Latin luscinia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rwiseˈɲoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: rui‧se‧ñor
Noun
ruiseñor m (plural ruiseñores)
- nightingale
- mockingbird
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