milhafre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • bilhafre

Etymology

Possibly from a derivative of Latin milvus, with an arbitrary suffix. Compare the form milhano, with the same meaning, as well as Spanish milano.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʎa.fɾɨ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈʎa.fɾɨ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈʎa.fɾɨ/

  • Audio (Alentejo, Portugal); [mˈʎafɾ̥]:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mi‧lha‧fre

Noun

milhafre m (plural milhafres)

  1. any kite (bird of prey) of the Milvus genus
  • milhano

Further reading

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