torcacita
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]torcacita f (plural torcacitas)
- diminutive of torcaza
- Picui ground dove (Columbina picui)
- Synonym: palomita de la Virgen
- (Bolivia, Colombia) common ground dove (Columbina passerina)
- Synonyms: tortolita azul, coconita, cococha
Further reading
[edit]- “torcacita”, 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
- “torcacita” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010