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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈdɔʁ.nɐ/ [koˈdɔɦ.nɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koˈdɔɾ.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˈdɔʁ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈdɔɻ.na/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈdɔɾ.nɐ/ [kuˈðɔɾ.nɐ]

  • Hyphenation: co‧dor‧na

Noun

codorna f (plural codornas)

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

References

  1. ^ codorna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025
  2. ^ codorna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082025

Swedish

Noun

codorna

  1. definite plural of coda