paspallás

Galician

Paspallás

Alternative forms

• parpallá, pascuallá, paspallá, paspallar, pazpallá, pazpallar, pazpallaz, pazpalló

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paspaˈʎas/

Noun

paspallás m (plural paspallases)

1. common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

   Synonyms: codorna, cadorna, coalla, cantagrá, saltagrá

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paspallas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “paspallás”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “paspallás”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN