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gorrión

sparrow

noun goh-RRYOHN Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Origin: From Latin passer (sparrow) via a Vulgar Latin derivative; current form influenced by gorra

Usage Note

Gorrión is the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), one of the most common urban birds in Spain and Latin America. The written accent marks stress on the final syllable, as expected for a word ending in -ón. The plural gorriones drops the accent because stress then falls naturally on the penultimate syllable.

Examples

"Un gorrión comía migas de pan en el suelo."

Natural Translation

A sparrow was eating bread crumbs on the ground.

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