alzacola

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) +‎ cola (“tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alθaˈkola/ [al̟.θaˈko.la]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alsaˈkola/ [al.saˈko.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: al‧za‧co‧la

Noun

alzacola m (plural alzacolas)

1. scrub robin; bush chat

Further reading

• “alzacola”, 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