páxaro

Galician

Alternative forms
  • pásaro (rare)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passaru, from Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Portuguese pássaro, Asturian páxaru, Romanian pasăre.

Noun

páxaro m (plural páxaros)

  1. a bird (animal), especially a small one
    Synonyms: (small bird) paxariño, (any bird) ave
    Coordinate term: (female) páxara
  2. passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)
  3. an astute man

Further reading
  • “páxaro” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
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