cacatúa

See also: cacatua and Cacatua

Galician

Alternative forms

• cacatua (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Malay kakatua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakaˈtua/ [kɑ.kɑˈt̪u.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ua
• Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧túa

Noun

cacatúa f (plural cacatúas)

1. cockatoo

Further reading

• “cacatúa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kakatua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakaˈtua/ [ka.kaˈt̪u.a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: ca‧ca‧tú‧a

Noun

cacatúa f (plural cacatúas)

1. cockatoo

Further reading

• “cacatúa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014