viejita

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjeˈxita/ [bjeˈxi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: vie‧ji‧ta

Noun

viejita f (plural viejitas)

1. green heron (Butorides virescens)

   Synonyms: cococha, chica verde, garcita verde, garza, martinete, martinete cangrejero, mescuán chico, pájaro verde, zacuarito

2. boat-billed heron (Cochlaerius cochlaerius)

   Synonyms: angojo, cuate, cucharón, garza cucharón, garza pico canoa, garza pica de zapato, garza vieja, macaco, pájaro bote, papaxque, pico bote, pico de cuchara, pito real, yanqui

3. white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis)

   Synonym: chorriento

4. canyon towhee (Melozone fusca)

   Synonyms: ilama, pinzón, tarenga, tisha, toguí, totochil, vieja

Adjective

viejita

1. feminine singular of viejito

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 492

Further reading

• “viejita”, 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