tucúquere

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈkukeɾe/ [t̪uˈku.ke.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -ukeɾe
• Syllabification: tu‧cú‧que‧re

Noun

tucúquere m (plural tucúqueres)

1. lesser horned owl
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 244:

     El grito del tucúquere anuncia muerte.

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Further reading

• “tucúquere”, 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