Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps a derivative of Latin būteō (buzzard), otherwise perhaps from ave (bird) + xato (calf). Compare abetouro.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈʃato̝/
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Noun

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bexato m (plural bexatos)

  1. buzzard, common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    Synonym: miñato

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “avetoro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos