quebrantahuesos
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of quebranta (“to break”) + huesos (“bones”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /keˌbɾantaˈwesos/ [keˌβ̞ɾãn̪.t̪aˈwe.sos]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -esos
- Syllabification: que‧bran‧ta‧hue‧sos
Noun
[edit]quebrantahuesos m (plural quebrantahuesos)
- the bearded vulture or lammergeier
Further reading
[edit]- “quebrantahuesos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014