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cigüeña

cigüeña

Asturian

Noun

cigüeña f (plural cigüeñas)

  1. stork

Spanish

cigüeña

Etymology

From Latin ciconia.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θiˈɡweɲa/, [θiˈɣweɲa]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /siˈɡweɲa/, [siˈɣweɲa]

Noun

cigüeña f (plural cigüeñas)

  1. stork (large wading bird)
  2. redstem filaree, Erodium cicutarium
  3. The scavenger's daughter; a torture device.

Synonyms

  • (stork): cicónido

Derived terms

  • cigüeña blanca

See also