cotorza

Galician

cotorza ("coot")

Etymology

From galiña (“hen”) +‎ -ola. Compare Portuguese galinhola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈtɔrθɐ]

Noun

cotorza f (plural cotorzas)

1. coot (Fulica atra)

   Synonym: galiñola

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cotorza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega