cueta
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cua + -eta. In the sense of "wagtail", perhaps from Latin coda (“tail”) + acta (“moved”). (Compare codeite.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cueta f (plural cuetes)
- diminutive of cua (“tail”)
- white wagtail
- Synonyms: cuereta blanca, gafarda
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cueta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cueta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024