quebrantahuesos
Spanish, noun/keˌbɾantaˈwesos/
quebrantahuesos is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “the bearded vulture or lammergeier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Gypaetus barbatus) Especie de buitre, que se encuentra en Europa de sur, África, e India, caracterizado por…”.
What does quebrantahuesos mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe bearded vulture or lammergeier
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Gypaetus barbatus) Especie de buitre, que se encuentra en Europa de sur, África, e India, caracterizado por su costumbre de remontar huesos y caparazones hasta grandes alturas y soltarlos para partirlos contra las rocas y así poder ingerirlos como alimento.
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.
How do you pronounce quebrantahuesos?
- /keˌbɾantaˈwesos/
- [keˌβ̞ɾãn̪.t̪aˈwe.sos]
- Spain [keβ̞ɾãn̪t̪aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝esos]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quebrantahuesos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quebrantahuesos in Spanish?
quebrantahuesos appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).