tucancillo

Spanish

Etymology

From tucán +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tukanˈθiʝo/ [t̪u.kãn̟ˈθi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /tukanˈθiʝo/ [t̪u.kãn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /tukanˈθiʎo/ [t̪u.kãn̟ˈθi.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /tukanˈsiʝo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /tukanˈsiʝo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /tukanˈsiʎo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tukanˈsiʃo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tukanˈsiʒo/ [t̪u.kãnˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: tu‧can‧ci‧llo

Noun

tucancillo m (plural tucancillos)

1. emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)

   Synonyms: pico de navaja, tucán esmeralda, tucán verde, tucaneta, tucancillo verde

Derived terms

• tucancillo collarejo
• tucancillo verde

 

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 476