cernícalo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cernicŭlum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeɾˈnikalo/ [θeɾˈni.ka.lo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seɾˈnikalo/ [seɾˈni.ka.lo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ikalo Syllabification: cer‧ní‧ca‧lo === Noun === cernícalo m (plural cernícalos) kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Synonym: mochete (colloquial, Spain) lout; clumsy person ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cernícalo”, 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