zarrapico

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Galician

A zarrapico or mazarico (Numenius phaeopus)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. From the medieval form çarrapito (13th century), perhaps a romance composite.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaraˈpiko̝/, /saraˈpiko̝/

Noun

zarrapico m (plural zarrapicos)

  1. curlew (Numenius arquata)
    Synonym: mazarico
  2. woodpecker
    Synonym: peto

References

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