mazarico

Galician

A mazarico (Numenius phaeopus)

Etymology

Unknown. From the medieval form maracico, already attested circa 1133 as maraticum in local Medieval Latin. Cognate of Portuguese maçarico.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /maθaˈɾiko̝/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /masaˈɾiko̝/

Noun

mazarico m (plural mazaricos)

1. curlew (Numenius arquata)

   Synonym: zarapico

2. woodpecker

Synonyms

• zarapico

Related terms

• Mazaricos

References

• “mazarico” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mazarico” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mazarico” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.