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buzzard

el aura

el águila ratonera

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buzzard(

buh

zuhrd

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (American bird)

a. el aura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We could see a buzzard circling lazily overhead.Veíamos un aura volando lentamente en círculos por encima de nuestras cabezas.

b. el buitre

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A group of buzzards had congregated around the carcass of a sheep.Un grupo de buitres se había congregado alrededor del cadáver de una oveja.

c. el gallinazo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

From the shape of its wings, it looked to me like a buzzard.A juzgar por la forma de sus alas, me pareció un gallinazo.

d. el zopilote

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

The buzzard is a bird of prey, like hawks and eagles.El zopilote es un ave rapaz, como los halcones y las águilas.

2. (European bird)

a. el águila ratonera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Buzzards are quite a common sight around these woods.El águila ratonera se ve con frecuencia por estos bosques.

b. el ratonero común

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I heard the distinctive cry of a buzzard.Oí el distintivo chillido de un ratonero común.

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