quebrantahuesos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of quebranta (“to break”) +‎ huesos (“bones”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˌbɾantaˈwesos/ [keˌβ̞ɾãn̪.t̪aˈwe.sos]

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• Rhymes: -esos
• Syllabification: que‧bran‧ta‧hue‧sos

Noun

quebrantahuesos m (plural quebrantahuesos)

1. the bearded vulture or lammergeier

Further reading

• “quebrantahuesos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10