merlo

See also: Merlo and merlò

Galician

Merlo

Alternative forms

• melra, merla, melro

Etymology

From Late Latin merŭlum, from Latin merula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾlo̝/

Noun

merlo m (plural merlos)

1. blackbird
   • 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:

     Iten tordos et melrras cada hũu a coroado.

     Item, thrushes and blackbirds, each one, a crown

Synonyms

• merliño

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “melr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “merlo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin merŭlum, from Latin merula.

Noun

merlo m (plural merli, feminine merla)

1. merlon
2. blackbird
3. (slang) pushover or weakling
4. (slang) sucker, patsy, or dupe; a chump

Derived terms

• merlo acquaiolo
• merlo dal collare
• merlo indiano

Verb

merlo

1. first-person singular present indicative of merlare

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Ladin

Etymology

From Late Latin merŭlum, from Latin merula.

Noun

merlo

1. blackbird

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• mirlo

Etymology

From Late Latin merŭlum, from Latin merula.

Noun

merlo m (plural merlos)

1. blackbird
2. brown wrasse (fish)

Synonyms

• (fish): budión