torcaz
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin torquis (“collar”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /toɾˈkaθ/ [t̪oɾˈkaθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈkas/ [t̪oɾˈkas]
- Rhymes: -aθ
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: tor‧caz
Noun
[edit]torcaz f (plural torcaces)
- common wood pigeon
- Synonym: paloma torcaz
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “torcaz”, 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