cudubaturã

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• coadã-baturã, cutrubatã

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *codabattula, from Latin coda < cauda (“tail”) + a derivative of battuō (“to beat”). Compare Romanian codobatură, Calabrese codivattula. See also similar formations in other Romance languages, with inverse order: Italian batticoda, Florentine dialect batticova, Occitan bateco.

Noun

cudubaturã f (plural cudubaturi)

1. wagtail (Motacilla)