xoriguer
Catalan
Alternative forms
- soriguer
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin sōricārius, from sōrex (“mouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ʃu.ɾiˈɣe]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʃo.ɾiˈɣe]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃo.ɾiˈɣeɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
xoriguer m (plural xoriguers)
- common kestrel
- flying gurnard
- Synonyms: verat volador, xoric, juliola voladora
Derived terms
Further reading
- “xoriguer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007