balquer

Catalan

Etymology

From balca (“bulrush, cattail”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəlˈke]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [balˈkeɾ]

Noun

balquer m (plural balquers)

1. great reed warbler

   Synonyms: rossinyol d'aigua, buscarla grossa, busquerot, xitxarrot

Further reading

• “balquer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007