arao

See also: arão

Galician

Alternative forms

• araxo, aro

Etymology

Probably from Old French hairon (French héron). Cognate with Portuguese arau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɾaʊ̯]

Noun

arao m (plural araos)

1. guillemot (Uria aalge)

Descendants

• Spanish: arao

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “arau”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arao”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Noun

arao m (plural araos)

1. guillemot

Derived terms

• arao blanco