abetouro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese betouro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from the same origin that Old French butor, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”), apparently because of its call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈtowɾo/ [a.β̞eˈt̪ow.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -owɾo
• Hyphenation: a‧be‧tou‧ro

Noun

abetouro m (plural abetouros)

1. bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Related terms

• buxato

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “betouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “betouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abetouro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.beˈto(w).ɾu/ [a.beˈto(ʊ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.beˈto(w).ɾu/ [a.beˈto(ʊ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.beˈto(w).ɾo/ [a.beˈto(ʊ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɨˈto(w).ɾu/ [ɐ.βɨˈto(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɨˈto(w).ɾu/ [ɐ.βɨˈto(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɨˈtow.ɾu/ [ɐ.βɨˈtow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɨˈto.ɾu/ [ɐ.βɨˈto.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: a‧be‧tou‧ro

Noun

abetouro m (plural abetouros)

1. bittern (bird of the family Ardeidae)