tapaculo

English

White-throated tapaculo (Scelorchilus albicollis)

Alternative forms

• tapacolo

Etymology

From Spanish tapaculo.

Noun

tapaculo (plural tapaculos)

1. Any of a family (Rhinocryptidae) of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ culo (“ass/arse”), possibly as a reinterpretation of an onomatopoeia of its call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapaˈkulo/ [t̪a.paˈku.lo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: ta‧pa‧cu‧lo

Noun

tapaculo m (plural tapaculos)

1. tapaculo

Further reading

• “tapaculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10