tamouca

Galician

Etymology

Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈmowka̝/

Noun

tamouca f (plural tamoucas)

1. lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

   Synonyms: galdaripo, tabuela

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tamouca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega