píllara

Galician
Píllaras ("plovers")

Alternative forms
  • píldora, pildra, pílora, pilro, pírula

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, probably.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiʎa̝ɾa̝/

Noun

píllara m (plural píllaras)

  1. plover
    • 1828, Nicomedes Pastor Díaz, Alborada:
      Desd'aquí vexo os mares Serenos, estenderse alá no ceo; Oio d'aquí os cantares Da píllara fugaz, do merlo feo
    1. píllara real: ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
    2. píllara papuda: Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
    3. píllara dourada: Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
    4. píllara riscada: ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
  2. redshank (Tringa totanus)
    Synonyms: bilurico, pílora

References
  • “píllara” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “píllara” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. falaris.
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