píllara

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Galician[edit]

Píllaras ("plovers")

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic, probably.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

píllara m (plural píllaras)

  1. plover
    • 1828, Nicomedes Pastor Díaz, Alborada:
      Desd'aquí vexo os mares Serenos, estenderse alá no ceo; Oio d'aquí os cantares Da píllara fugaz, do merlo feo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    1. píllara real: ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
    2. píllara papuda: Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
    3. píllara dourada: Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
    4. píllara riscada: ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
  2. redshank (Tringa totanus)
    Synonyms: bilurico, pílora

References[edit]

  • “píllara” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “píllara” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “falaris”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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