cernícalo

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cernicŭlum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾˈnikalo/ [θeɾˈni.ka.lo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seɾˈnikalo/ [seɾˈni.ka.lo]
  • (Castilian)
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  • Rhymes: -ikalo
  • Syllabification: cer‧ní‧ca‧lo

Noun[edit]

cernícalo m (plural cernícalos)

  1. kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    Synonym: mochete
  2. (colloquial, Spain) lout; clumsy person

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