gallito

English

Noun

gallito (plural gallitos)

Any of either of two species of the Rhinocryptidae family of birds
1. A crested gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) or
2. A sandy gallito (Teledromas fuscus).
A flowering tree in the legume family Fabaceae, of species (Erythrina fusca).

References

gallito on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhinocrypta lanceolata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Teledromas fuscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Erythrina fusca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhinocrypta lanceolata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Teledromas fuscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Erythrina fusca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

galliot

Spanish

Etymology

From gallo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝito/ [ɡaˈʝi.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaˈʎito/ [ɡaˈʎi.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃito/ [ɡaˈʃi.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒito/ [ɡaˈʒi.t̪o]

Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: ga‧lli‧to

Noun

gallito m (plural gallitos)

Diminutive of gallo, cockerel, little cock
(Venezuela, chiefly in the plural) popcorn
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

Further reading

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

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