rouxinol

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], borrowed from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, diminutive of Classical Latin luscinia (“nightingale”). Cognate with Galician rousinol.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔw/ [ho(ʊ̯).ʃiˈnɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔw/ [ho(ʊ̯).ʃiˈnɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔw/ [χo(ʊ̯).ʃiˈnɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔl/ [ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔl/ [ʁo(w).ʃiˈnɔɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁow.ʃiˈnɔl/ [ʁow.ʃiˈnɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁo.ʃiˈnɔ.li/

• Hyphenation: rou‧xi‧nol

Noun

rouxinol m (plural rouxinóis)

1. nightingale (bird)

Derived terms

• rouxinol-da-muralha
• rouxinol-de-almada
• rouxinol-de-caniços
• rouxinol-de-espadana
• rouxinol-de-manaus
• rouxinol-do-campo
• rouxinol-do-mato

Related terms

• rouxinolear
• rouxinolizar

Further reading

• “rouxinol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “rouxinol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.