vencejo

Spanish

Etymology

From older oncejo, from Old Spanish onceja, from Vulgar Latin *uncic(u)la, from Latin uncus, or from a Vulgar Latin *vinciculum, from vinculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /benˈθexo/ [bẽn̟ˈθe.xo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /benˈsexo/ [bẽnˈse.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: ven‧ce‧jo

Noun

vencejo m (plural vencejos)

  1. swift (bird)

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