viejita
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjeˈxita/ [bjeˈxi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: vie‧ji‧ta
Noun
viejita f (plural viejitas)
- green heron (Butorides virescens)
- Synonyms: cococha, chica verde, garcita verde, garza, martinete, martinete cangrejero, mescuán chico, pájaro verde, zacuarito
- boat-billed heron (Cochlaerius cochlaerius)
- white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis)
- Synonym: chorriento
- canyon towhee (Melozone fusca)
References
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 492
Further reading
- “viejita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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