gralho

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese grallo, from Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (jackdaw), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (croak). Compare Spanish grajo, Italian gracchio.

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Noun[edit]

gralho m (plural gralhos)

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)
    Synonyms: gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta, chuca, cuneta

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