tucancillo
Spanish
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Etymology
tucán + -cillo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /tukanˈθiʝo/ [t̪u.kãn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /tukanˈθiʎo/ [t̪u.kãn̟ˈθi.ʎo]
- 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]
- (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)
- 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, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 476