cigüeña

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɡweɲa/ [θiˈɡwe.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -eɲa
• Syllabification: ci‧güe‧ña

Noun

cigüeña f (plural cigüeñes)

1. stork

Spanish

Una cigüeña ― A stork

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cicōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɡweɲa/ [θiˈɣ̞we.ɲa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siˈɡweɲa/ [siˈɣ̞we.ɲa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eɲa
• Syllabification: ci‧güe‧ña

Noun

cigüeña f (plural cigüeñas)

1. stork (large wading bird belonging to the Ciconiidae family)

   Synonym: zancuda

2. redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
3. scavenger's daughter (torture device)

Derived terms

• cigüeña blanca
• pico de cigüeña

Further reading

• “cigüeña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025