torcaz

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin torquis (“collar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾˈkaθ/ [t̪oɾˈkaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈkas/ [t̪oɾˈkas]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: tor‧caz

Noun

torcaz f (plural torcaces)

1. common wood pigeon

   Synonym: paloma torcaz

Related terms

• torcaza

Further reading

• “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