pagaza

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈɡaθa/ [paˈɣ̞a.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paˈɡasa/ [paˈɣ̞a.sa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: pa‧ga‧za

Noun

pagaza f (plural pagazas)

1. any of a number of species of terns

Derived terms

• pagaza piconegra (Gelochelidon nilotica)
• pagaza piquirroja (Hydroprogne caspia)
• pagaza real (Thalasseus maximus)
• pagaza elegante (Thalasseus elegans)

Further reading

• “pagaza”, 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