alción

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin halcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈθjon/, [al̟ˈθjõn]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈsjon/, [alˈsjõn]

Noun

alción m (plural alciones)

kingfisher
Synonyms: martín pescador, alcedón, guardarrío

Further reading

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

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