vechtkwartel
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of vechten (“to fight”) + kwartel (“quail”). Named for its use as a fighting bird in some cultures and for its physical resemblance to quails.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvechtkwartel m (plural vechtkwartels)
- A buttonquail, bird of the family Turnicidae
Further reading
edit- vechtkwartel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl