codorniz

== Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cōturnīcem === Noun === *codorniz f (plural codornizes) quail ==== Usage notes ==== In the singular, only attested as a surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Portuguese: codorniz === References === Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “codorniz”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese codorniz, from Latin cōturnīcem. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -is Hyphenation: co‧dor‧niz === Noun === codorniz f (plural codornizes) quail (Any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae) Synonym: codorna ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “codorniz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “codorniz”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “codorniz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “codorniz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “codorniz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cōturnīcem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kodoɾˈniθ/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈniθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kodoɾˈnis/ [ko.ð̞oɾˈnis] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: co‧dor‧niz === Noun === codorniz f (plural codornices) quail ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “codorniz”, 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