alcaudón
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Andalusian Arabic القَبْطُون (*al-qabṭún), from Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalcaudón m (plural alcaudones)
- shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns)
- Synonym: verdugo
Further reading
edit- “alcaudón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014