piarro

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Mirandese parro (duck).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjaro̝/

Noun

piarro m (plural piarros)

  1. (regional) jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    Synonyms: gaio, pega marxa, pega rebordá

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos