goryon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish gorrión (“a sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gor‧yon

Noun

goryon

1. the house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers
2. a member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds
3. a member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds
4. generically, any small, nondescript bird