gallineta

Catalan

Etymology

From gallina +‎ -eta.

Noun

gallineta f (plural gallinetes)

1. diminutive of gallina (“hen”)
2. A gurnard, particularly the streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza).

Synonyms

• (gurnard): lluerna, paona

Further reading

• “gallineta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “gallineta” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2026.

Spanish

Etymology

From gallina +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʝiˈneta/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʝiˈneta/ [ɡa.ʝiˈne.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ɡaʎiˈneta/ [ɡa.ʎiˈne.t̪a] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ɡaʃiˈneta/ [ɡa.ʃiˈne.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ɡaʒiˈneta/ [ɡa.ʒiˈne.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ga‧lli‧ne‧ta

Noun

gallineta f (plural gallinetas)

1. any of a number of species of bird, including some coots, moorhens, rails, crakes
2. scorpionfish

   Synonym: escorpina

Derived terms

• gallineta de agua

Further reading

• “gallineta”, 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