espumuy

Spanish

Alternative forms

• espumuya

Etymology

Borrowed from Kaqchikel xpumuy (“scaled pigeon”).

Noun

espumuy f (plural espumuyes)

1. (Guatemala) name for various species of wild doves (clarification of this definition is needed)

   Synonym: paloma espumuy

Derived terms

• espumuy de montaña

 

Further reading

• “espumuy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014