coruja-buraqueira
Portuguese, noun/koˈɾu.ʒɐ bu.ɾaˈke(j).ɾɐ/
coruja-buraqueira is spelled C-O-R-U-J-A-B-U-R-A-Q-U-E-I-R-A (16 letters). Coruja-buraqueira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “burrowing owl (small owl of the Americas that lives in holes, Athene cunicularia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena coruja das Américas e comum no Brasil (Athene cunicularia), com 22 subespécies reconhecidas, adulta…”.
What does coruja-buraqueira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburrowing owl (small owl of the Americas that lives in holes, Athene cunicularia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena coruja das Américas e comum no Brasil (Athene cunicularia), com 22 subespécies reconhecidas, adulta chega a medir de 23 centímetros a 27 centímetros e a pesar entre 170 gramas e 214 gramas, com envergadura entre 53 centímetros e 61 centímetros, tem cabeça redonda, olhos amarelos brilhantes, bico acinzentado, as asas são, geralmente, marrons com várias manchas amarelas, nidifica em campos a
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coruja-buraqueira
- corujas-buraqueiras plural
- co.ru.ja-bu.ra.quei.ra canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coruja-buraqueira?
- Brazil /koˈɾu.ʒɐ bu.ɾaˈke(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [koˈɾu.ʒɐ bu.ɾaˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Brazil /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ bu.ɾaˈke(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.