páxaro
Galician
Alternative forms
- pásaro (rare)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passaru, from Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Portuguese pássaro, Asturian páxaru, Romanian pasăre.
Noun
páxaro m (plural páxaros)
- a bird (animal), especially a small one
- Synonyms: (small bird) paxariño, (any bird) ave
- Coordinate term: (female) páxara
- passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)
- an astute man
Further reading
- “páxaro” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).