avetoro

Spanish

Etymology

Most likely a calque of Latin botaurus, the classification of the bird: ave (“bird”) +‎ toro (“bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈtoɾo/ [a.β̞eˈt̪o.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: a‧ve‧to‧ro

Noun

avetoro m (plural avetoros)

1. bittern (bird)

Derived terms

• avetoro mínimo

 

Further reading

• “avetoro”, 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