corneja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornīcula (“small crow”), diminutive of cornīx. Compare French corneille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koɾˈnexa/ [koɾˈne.xa]
(Castilian)
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Rhymes: -exa
Syllabification: cor‧ne‧ja

Noun

corneja f (plural cornejas)

crow

Derived terms

corneja cenicienta

Further reading

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

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