coala

koala (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear)


alce

elk (UK), moose (US) (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces))


elefante

Borrowed from Latin elephantem, accusative of elephans, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). Cognates include Spanish elefante and Portuguese elefante.


pera

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.


bue

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs.


cucu

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).


ratón

From ratu (“mouse”) + -ón (augmentative suffix)


mangu

From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).


anguila

eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)


tortuga

Probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.


cebolla

From Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

onion (a monocotyledonous plant of genus Allium allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.)


melón

From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).


mur

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.


pitu

cock (male chicken or other gallinaceous bird)


caracol

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with cuyar (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.

snail (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)


cereza

From Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.


sandía

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowering plant)


perdiz

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).


avestruz

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


tiburón

[t̪i.β̞uˈɾõŋ]


osu

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Asturian osu
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ussus, from Latin ursus. Compare Galician and Spanish oso, Portuguese urso.


aguacate

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl (“avocado”).


nuez

From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.


aceituna

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُونَة (zaytūna), via Andalusian Arabic.


páxaru

From Vulgar Latin *passaru from Latin passer.


almendra

From Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of Pre-Greek origin.


aceitera

dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera)


escorpión

From Latin scorpiōne, singular ablative of scorpiō.


cisne

From Latin cycnus, from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).


curuxa

popular couplet

If the owl sings at night towards the south, it snows if it's winter and it rains if it's summer

Si la coruxa canta de nuiche canta pa lo solano, nieva si ye n'iviernu y llueve si ye en veranu

barn owl (a bird usually considered to bring bad or good luck)


camaleón

From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).


furón

From Late Latin fūrō, fūrōnis (“thief”), from Classical Latin fūr (“thief”). Compare Portuguese furão, Galician furón and Spanish hurón.


llamera

From Vulgar Latin lemaria, from a Celtic lemo ("elm"). Compare Old Irish lem.


llobu

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llobu m sg (feminine singular lloba, masculine plural llobos, feminine plural llobes)

lloba (feminine singular)
llobos (masculine plural)
llobes (feminine plural)

From Latin lupus. Compare Spanish lobo, Mirandese lhobo.


piraña

Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.


topu

From Latin talpa. Cognates include French taupe and Spanish topo.


oveya

From Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.


llebre

Inherited from Latin leporem.
Evidently the /j/ of the expected diphthong /je/ (cf. Spanish liebre) has been absorbed by the initial consonant.


mazana

From Vulgar Latin māla (“apples”) mattiana (“of Mattium”), though some theorize that mattiana was an Iberian pronunciation of the Gallo-Roman word matianium, a golden apple named after Gaius Matius, a horticulturist and friend of Caesar.


culiebra

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”).


esperteyu

From Latin vespertiliō, apparently via the nominative form.


caballu

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of Gaulish origin.


gochu

From imitative goch, used to call pigs. Compare Spanish cocho and French cochon (“pig”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


gochu

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gochu m sg (feminine singular gocha, neuter singular gocho, masculine plural gochos, feminine plural goches)

gocha (feminine singular)
gocho (neuter singular)
gochos (masculine plural)
goches (feminine plural)

onomatopoeic

imitative


frutu

fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant)


amasuela

Compare Portuguese ameijoa, amêijoa, Spanish almeja.


dentón

[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪õŋ]


llimón

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu), لیمون (limun), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).


abeya

Inherited from Latin apicula. Compare Spanish abeja and Portuguese abelha.


pensamientu

pensar + -mientu. Compare Spanish pensamiento, Portuguese and Galician pensamento.


flamencu

Flemish (Dutch language as it's spoken in Flanders)


llagartesa

From llagartu, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus. Compare Spanish lagartija, lagarto, Catalan llangardaix.


pulpu

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).


lleón

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lleón m sg (feminine singular lleona, masculine plural lleones, feminine plural lleones)

lleona (feminine singular)
lleones (masculine plural)
lleones (feminine plural)


vecera

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 29

The vecera had to leave and return to the village every day.

La vecera tenía de salir y tornar tolos díes al pueblu.


butre

From Latin vulturem, accusative of vultur. Compare Spanish buitre.


gansu

From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans), from Proto-Germanic *gans. Compare Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese ganso.


toxu

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *toju or similar; compare Portuguese and Spanish tojo, Galician toxo.


aguarón

[a.ɣ̞waˈɾõŋ]

Arvicola sapidus
Wikispecies:Arvicola sapidus


llofín

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).


llóndriga

Ultimately from Latin lutra. Compare Catalan llúdriga, llúdria, Portuguese lontra, Galician londra, Spanish lutria, nutria.


corderu

From Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from Latin chordus (“late born”).


berenxena

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Spanish berenjena, Portuguese beringela.

bor

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


escarabayu

From Vulgar Latin scarabaius, from Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos) "beetle".


texón

From Late Latin taxō, taxonem, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


xabalín

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic.

bor+

خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ


armadillu

armadillo (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates)


allacrán

scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)


andarina

Probably from an Old Leonese *andorina (“swallow”), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundina, from hirundina-, from Latin hirundō, hirundine; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it. Compare Leonese andolina, Galician andoriña, Portuguese andorinha.


coríu

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)


ferre palomberu

peregrine falcon
peregrine falcon#English


golondra

Compare Spanish golondrina. Ultimately from Latin hirundō. Cf. also the Asturian synonym andarina.


pexe espada

Xiphias gladius
Xiphias gladius#Translingual


vacalloria

stag beetle (large beetle in family Lucanidae)


xacintu

hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)


nerbatu

Turdus merula
Turdus merula#Translingual

blackbird (a common true thrush, Turdus merula)


ánxel

From Late Latin angelus (probably a borrowing), from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).


aguamala

agua + mala, said because of the lesions its tentacles can cause, from Latin malus.


mostayo

From unattested Vulgar Latin *mustagium extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates.

Sorbus spp., especially Sorbus aria (common whitebeam), now Aria edulis.


mandarinal

From mandarina (“mandarin orange (fruit)”) + -al.


anfibiu

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anfibiu m sg (feminine singular anfibia, neuter singular anfibio, masculine plural anfibios, feminine plural anfibies)

anfibia (feminine singular)
anfibio (neuter singular)
anfibios (masculine plural)
anfibies (feminine plural)

From Latin amphibius, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios). Cognates include Italian anfibio and Spanish anfibio.


esguil

From Vulgar Latin scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).


glayu

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual


gurrión

Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic, possibly derived from Basque gorri (“red”). See Spanish gorrión.


pencu

pencu m sg (feminine singular penca, neuter singular penco, masculine plural pencos, feminine plural pences)

penca (feminine singular)
penco (neuter singular)
pencos (masculine plural)
pences (feminine plural)


sacavera

Unknown, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *sevandīlia. Cognate with Galician sacabeira.


miagón

miagón m sg (feminine singular miagona, neuter singular miagón, masculine plural miagones, feminine plural miagones)

miagona (feminine singular)
miagón (neuter singular)
miagones (masculine plural)
miagones (feminine plural)


tiñosu

tiñosu m sg (feminine singular tiñosa, neuter singular tiñoso, masculine plural tiñosos, feminine plural tiñoses)

tiñosa (feminine singular)
tiñoso (neuter singular)
tiñosos (masculine plural)
tiñoses (feminine plural)


gochapu

gochapu m sg (feminine singular gochapa, neuter singular gochapo, masculine plural gochapos, feminine plural gochapes)

gochapa (feminine singular)
gochapo (neuter singular)
gochapos (masculine plural)
gochapes (feminine plural)

dirty, untidy (of a small animal or child)


gochón

gochón m sg (feminine singular gochona, neuter singular gochono, masculine plural gochonos, feminine plural gochones)

gochona (feminine singular)
gochono (neuter singular)
gochonos (masculine plural)
gochones (feminine plural)

who makes improper or obscene acts or says obscene or lewd things, nasty


fuína

Inherited from Latin fagina. Cognate with Galician fuíña.