garceta

Spanish

Etymology

From garza (“heron”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaɾˈθeta/ [ɡaɾˈθe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ɡaɾˈseta/ [ɡaɾˈse.t̪a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: gar‧ce‧ta

Noun

garceta f (plural garcetas)

1. egret

Derived terms

• garceta grande

 

Further reading

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