boscarla

Catalan

Alternative forms

• buscarla (Balearic)

Etymology

From busca (“fine twig, straw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [busˈkar.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bosˈkar.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bosˈkaɾ.la]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [bosˈkar.la]

Noun

boscarla f (plural boscarles)

1. any of various small birds of the genus Acrocephalus, popularly known as marsh warblers, reed warblers, swamp warblers, etc.

   Synonym: xitxarra

Derived terms

• boscarla dels joncs
• boscarla mostatxuda

Further reading

• “boscarla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007