collalba

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˈʝalba/ [koˈʝal.β̞a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /koˈʎalba/ [koˈʎal.β̞a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /koˈʃalba/ [koˈʃal.β̞a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˈʒalba/ [koˈʒal.β̞a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -alba
  • Syllabification: co‧llal‧ba

Noun

collalba f (plural collalbas)

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    • 2015 September 20, ““¡Águila pescadora sobre tu cabeza!””, in El País‎[1]:
      En la isla de Buda, yo estaba ya tan integrado -sobre todo al hallar una muda de culebra bastarda, no decir tonterías y repartir caramelos del hotel- que Shirihai me confesó su amor por las collalbas y petreles, “el ave que más hace latir mi corazón”.
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