alción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin halcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈθjon/ [al̟ˈθjõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈsjon/ [alˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: al‧ción

Noun

alción m (plural alciones)

kingfisher
Synonyms: martín pescador, alcedón, guardarrío

Further reading

“alción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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