quebrantahuesos
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of quebranta (“to break”) + huesos (“bones”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /keˌbɾantaˈwesos/ [keˌβ̞ɾãn̪.t̪aˈwe.sos]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -esos
- Syllabification: que‧bran‧ta‧hue‧sos
Noun[edit]
quebrantahuesos m (plural quebrantahuesos)
- the bearded vulture or lammergeier
Further reading[edit]
- “quebrantahuesos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014