gallina de la tierra

Spanish

Etymology

From gallina +‎ de +‎ la +‎ tierra, literally “hen of the land”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˌʝina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʝi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˌʝina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʝi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaˌʎina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʎi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˌʃina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʃi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˌʒina de la ˈtjera/ [ɡaˌʒi.na ð̞e la ˈt̪je.ra]

• Syllabification: ga‧lli‧na de la tie‧rra

Noun

gallina de la tierra f (plural gallinas de la tierra)

1. (obsolete outside New Mexico) turkey (bird in the genus Meleagris)

   Synonyms: pavo, guajolote

See also

• gallina de la sierra

 

References

• Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas‎^[1], University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[2], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN