cudubaturã
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- coadã-baturã, cutrubatã
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *codabattula, from Latin coda < cauda (“tail”) + a derivative of battuō (“to beat”). Compare Romanian codobatură, Calabrese codivattula. See also similar formations in other Romance languages, with inverse order: Italian batticoda, Florentine dialect batticova, Occitan bateco.
Noun
cudubaturã f (plural cudubaturi)
- wagtail (Motacilla)