huala
Spanish, noun/ˈw̝ala/
huala is spelled H-U-A-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Great grebe (Podiceps major)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Podiceps major) Ave zambullidora de gran tamaño, pico largo y puntiagudo, cabeza y dorso oscuros, cuello…”.
What does huala mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineGreat grebe (Podiceps major)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Podiceps major) Ave zambullidora de gran tamaño, pico largo y puntiagudo, cabeza y dorso oscuros, cuello acanelado y pecho y abdomen blancos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of huala
- hualas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huala?
- /ˈw̝ala/
- [ˈw̝a.la]
- [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ala]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is huala in Spanish?
huala appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).