açor
See also: acor
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin accipiter (“hawk”), from accipiō (“I take”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese açor, from Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
açor m (plural açores)
- goshawk (bird of prey in the genus Accipiter)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: Azores