jilguero
Spanish
Etymology
From silguero, from Latin sily̆bum, from Ancient Greek σίλυβον (sílubon, “thistle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xilˈɡeɾo/ [xilˈɣ̞e.ɾo]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: jil‧gue‧ro
Noun
jilguero m (plural jilgueros)
- European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
Derived terms
- jilguero golinegro
Further reading
- “jilguero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014