arao

See also: arão

Esperanto

Etymology

From Polish, Italian and French ara, German Ara, Russian а́ра (ára), all ultimately from Old Tupi ará, onomatopoeia for the cry of a macaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈrao]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: a‧ra‧o

Noun

arao (accusative singular araon, plural araoj, accusative plural araojn)

1. macaw

Hypernyms

• papago (“parrot”)

Galician

Alternative forms

• araxo, aro

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old French hairon (French héron). Cognate with Portuguese arau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɾaʊ̯]

Noun

arao m (plural araos)

1. guillemot (Uria aalge)
2. puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Descendants

• Spanish: arao

References

• “arau” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arao” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arao” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

arao m (plural araos)

1. guillemot

Derived terms

• arao aliblanco
• arao blanco

 

Tagalog

Noun

arao (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

1. Obsolete spelling of araw.