lechuza
Spanish
Etymology
The (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin word was noctua (“night bird”), which would have created Old Spanish *nocua or *nochuza. Lechuza apparently resulted from a cross between (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Spanish *nochuza and leche, due to the popular belief at the time that owls came at night to give babies milk.[1]
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Castilian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /leˈtʃu.θa/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Other" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /leˈtʃu.sa/
Noun
lechuza f (plural lechuzas)
Derived terms
- lechuza común f
- lechuzo m
See also
References
- ^ Brodsky, Spanish Vocabulary: An Etymological Approach