ñandú

== Asturian == === Noun === ñandú m (plural ñandús) rhea (flightless bird) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu (literally “big spider”), perhaps by the similarity between the hair of the rhea and that of hairy spiders of the Amazon Basin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲanˈdu/ [ɲãn̪ˈd̪u] Rhymes: -u Syllabification: ñan‧dú === Noun === ñandú m (plural ñandúes or ñandús) American ostrich, rhea, nandu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: nyandú === Further reading === “ñandú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025