espumuy

Spanish

Alternative forms

• espumuya

Etymology

Borrowed from Kaqchikel xpumuy (“scaled pigeon”).

Noun

espumuy f (plural espumuyes)

1. (Guatemala) name for various species of wild doves (clarification of this definition is needed)

   Synonym: paloma espumuy

Derived terms

• espumuy de montaña

 

Further reading

• “espumuy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28