noitebra

Galician

Noiteboa or noitebra ("nightjar")

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin *noctivola or noctivaga (wandering in the night). Cognate with Portuguese noitibó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nojˈteβɾa̝/

Noun

noitebra f (plural noitebras)

  1. nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
    Synonyms: avenoiteira, denoiteira
  2. (by extension) any night bird
  3. darkness of the night

References

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