vuelvepiedras

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of vuelve (“to turn”) +‎ piedras (“stones”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bwelbeˈpjedɾas/ [bwel.β̞eˈpje.ð̞ɾas]
• Rhymes: -edɾas
• Syllabification: vuel‧ve‧pie‧dras

Noun

vuelvepiedras m (plural vuelvepiedras)

1. turnstone (bird)

Derived terms

• vuelvepiedras rojizo

 

Further reading

• “vuelvepiedras”, 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