avetoro

== Spanish == === Etymology === Superficially from ave (“bird”) +‎ toro (“bull”), but compare Galician abetouro, Old French butor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abeˈtoɾo/ [a.β̞eˈt̪o.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: a‧ve‧to‧ro === Noun === avetoro m (plural avetoros) bittern (bird) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “avetoro”, 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