abubilla

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abubilla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abuˈbiʎa/

Noun

abubilla f (plural abubillas)

  1. (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) a hoopoe, especially a Eurasian hoopoe
    Synonyms: galu de campu (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu), popa (Valverdeñu)

Usage notes
  • Considered a Castilianism in Valverdeñu, which also uses the inherited term popa.

References
  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Spanish
abubilla

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *upupella, diminutive of Latin upupa.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /abuˈbiʝa/ [a.β̞uˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /abuˈbiʎa/ [a.β̞uˈβ̞i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /abuˈbiʃa/ [a.β̞uˈβ̞i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /abuˈbiʒa/ [a.β̞uˈβ̞i.ʒa]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧bi‧lla

Noun

abubilla f (plural abubillas)

  1. hoopoe (the bird Upupa epops)

Synonyms
  • abubute (Ávila)
  • gurgute, cututa, cutut, papute, cucute y cuscut (Aragón)
  • apupu, tabobo (Canary Islands)
  • bubidilla (León)
  • bubulilla (Burgos)
  • poipa (Extremadura)[1]

Derived terms

References
  1. “El ave de los 100 nombres”, in National Geographic‎, 2019 August 26, archived from the original on 27 June 2022

Further reading
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