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gaviota

seagull

noun gah-BYOH-tah Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Usage Note

Gaviota is the common Spanish word for any gull of the family Laridae. It has literary resonance from Chekhov's La gaviota (The Seagull), whose Spanish title uses exactly this word. The noun is feminine regardless of the bird's sex.

Examples

"Una gaviota robó el bocadillo de la niña."

Natural Translation

A seagull stole the girl's sandwich.

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