açor
See also: acor
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin accipiter (“hawk”), from accipiō (“I take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ˈt͡soɾ/
Noun
açor m (plural açores)
- goshawk (bird of prey in the genus Accipiter)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 352 (facsimile):
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
- This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kids of prey.
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
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Descendants
- Galician: azor
- Portuguese: açor
- Portuguese: Açores
- English: Azores
- Portuguese: Açores
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese açor, from Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoʁ/ [aˈsoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈsoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈsoʁ/ [aˈsoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsoɾ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
- Hyphenation: a‧çor
Noun
açor m (plural açores)
- goshawk (bird of prey in the genus Accipiter)
Derived terms
- açorado
- açorar
- Açores
Descendants
- English: Azores