cuereta

Catalan

Etymology

From cuera +‎ -eta or from Latin coda (“tail”) + erecta, feminine of erectus (“erect”). (Compare Gascon codereite.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.əˈɾɛ.tə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ku.əˈɾə.tə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ku.eˈɾe.ta]

Noun

cuereta f (plural cueretes)

wagtail
Synonym: gallineta de la mare de Déu

Derived terms

cuereta blanca
cuereta groga
cuereta torrentera

Further reading

“cuereta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cuereta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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