coadã-baturã
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *codabattula, from Latin coda < cauda (“tail”) + a derivative of battuō (“to beat”). Compare Romanian codobatură, Calabrese codivattula. See also similar formations in other Romance languages, with inverse order: Italian batticoda, Florentine dialect batticova, Occitan bateco.
Noun
coadã-baturã f (plural coadã-baturi/coadã-bature)
- wagtail (Motacilla)