silvestrista

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Spanish

Etymology

From silvestre +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /silbesˈtɾista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: sil‧ves‧tris‧ta

Noun

silvestrista m or f by sense (plural silvestristas)

  1. someone who captures finches and trains them to sing
    • 2016 October 19, “Los últimos días del silvestrismo”, in El País:
      Los jueces puntúan "la nitidez, intensidad, pausa y claridad" en sus cantadas básicas, cantes enlazados y coplas rematadas, registros del argot silvestrista con varias subcategorías que abarcan el repertorio del pájaro.
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