rouxinol
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], borrowed from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, diminutive of Classical Latin luscinia (“nightingale”). Cognate with Galician rousinol.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: rou‧xi‧nol
Noun edit
rouxinol m (plural rouxinóis)
- nightingale (bird)
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “rouxinol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “rouxinol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.