azor
Pronunciation: /aˈθoɾ/
“azor” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In Spanish
- (Accipiter spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de aves falconiformes, de alas cortas y redondeadas, cola larga y gran agudeza visual, de hábitos forestales, adaptadas a cazar acometiendo súbitamente desde un posadero disimulado. Han sido históricamente empleadas en cetrería
- Construcción vertical y resistente que protege un recinto
Etymology
From Old Spanish aztor, adtor, from Vulgar Latin *acceptor, replacement of Latin accipiter. For the simplification of the cluster, compare rezar from recitāre and plazo from placitum.
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