páxaro

Galician

Alternative forms

• pásaro (rare)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passaru, from Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Portuguese pássaro, Asturian páxaru, Romanian pasăre.

Noun

páxaro m (plural páxaros)

1. a bird (animal), especially a small one

   Synonyms: (small bird) paxariño, (any bird) ave

   Coordinate term: (female) páxara

2. passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)
3. an astute man

Further reading

• “páxaro” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).