gerifalte

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾiˈfaw.t͡ʃi/ [ʒe.ɾiˈfaʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾiˈfaw.te/ [ʒe.ɾiˈfaʊ̯.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.ɾiˈfal.tɨ/ [ʒɨ.ɾiˈfaɫ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧fal‧te

Noun

gerifalte m (plural gerifaltes)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Spanish
gerifalte

Etymology

From Old French girfaut, gerfault or Provençal gerfalt, gerfalc, both from Old Norse geirfalki, from geiri (“a type of dart”) + falki (“hawk”) (because of the resemblance to the bird's plumage).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xeɾiˈfalte/ [xe.ɾiˈfal̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -alte
  • Syllabification: ge‧ri‧fal‧te

Noun

gerifalte m (plural gerifaltes)

  1. gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
    Synonym: halcón gerifalte
  2. bigwig; big cheese

Further reading
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