mochuelo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈt͡ʃwelo/ [moˈt͡ʃwe.lo]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: mo‧chue‧lo
Noun
mochuelo m (plural mochuelos)
- little owl (Athene noctua)
- (colloquial) dirty job
Derived terms
- cada mochuelo a su olivo
- mocholada (English, Andalusian)
- siesta del mochuelo (English, Andalusian)
Further reading
- “mochuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024