alción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin halcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈθjon/ [al̟ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈsjon/ [alˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧ción

Noun

alción m (plural alciones)

1. kingfisher

   Synonyms: martín pescador, alcedón, guardarrío

Further reading

• “alción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10