cotovia

Portuguese

cotovia (Alauda arvensis)

Etymology

Imitative, akin to Latin totovía (“lark”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.toˈvi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.toˈvi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.toˈvi.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.tuˈvi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.tuˈvi.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.tuˈbi.ɐ/ [ku.tuˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: co‧to‧vi‧a

Noun

cotovia f (plural cotovias)

1. lark, skylark

   Synonym: laverca