codorniz

Portuguese

codornizes

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin cōturnīcem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.doʁˈnis/ [ko.doɦˈnis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.doʁˈnis/ [ko.doɦˈnis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.doɾˈnis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.doʁˈniʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.doɻˈnis/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.duɾˈniʃ/ [ku.ðuɾˈniʃ]

• Hyphenation: co‧dor‧niz

Noun

codorniz f (plural codornizes)

1. quail (Any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae)

Related terms

• codorna

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōturnīcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kodoɾˈniθ/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈniθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kodoɾˈnis/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈnis] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: co‧dor‧niz

Noun

codorniz f (plural codornices)

1. quail

Derived terms

• codorniz silbadora
• guion de codornices
• rey de codornices

Further reading

• “codorniz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024