codorna

Galician

Noun

codorna f (plural codornas)

  1. quail (any of several small species of game bird)
    Synonyms: paspallás, cantagrá, saltagrá, cadorna, coalla

Portuguese

Etymology

    Back-formation from codorniz.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈdɔɾ.nɐ/ [kuˈðɔɾ.nɐ]

    • Rhymes: -ɔɾnɐ
    • Hyphenation: co‧dor‧na

    Noun

    codorna f (plural codornas)

    1. quail (any of several small species of game bird)
      Synonym: codorniz

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Codorna

    References

    1. ^ codorna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
    2. ^ codorna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

    Swedish

    Noun

    codorna

    1. definite plural of coda