gavião

See also: Gavião

Portuguese
gavião (Accipiter nisus)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gavian, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:

  • From Latin gāvia (“kind of bird; seagull”), with the suffix -ão, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gavianus (compare Italian gabbiano).
  • From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (gabila, “sparrow hawk”).

Cognate with Galician gabián, Mirandese gabilan and Spanish gavilán.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐviˈɐ̃w/, /ɡɐˈvjɐ̃w/
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Homophone: Gavião

Noun

gavião m (plural gaviões, feminine gaviã, feminine plural gaviãs, feminine gavioa, feminine plural gavioas)

  1. hawk
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