oreneta cuablanca

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “white-tailed swallow”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.ɾəˈnɛ.tə ˌku.əˈβlaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾəˈnə.tə ˌku.əˈblaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [o.ɾeˈne.ta ˌku.aˈblaŋ.ka]

Noun

oreneta cuablanca f (plural orenetes cuablanques)

1. a house martin, particularly the common house martin

   Synonyms: cabot, culblanc

Further reading

• “oreneta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024