el
masculine
/alˈkon/
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Translation
falcon, hawk
Word origin
From Late Latin falco ('falcon'), possibly from falx ('sickle'), a reference to the bird's curved talons and beak. The English 'falcon' comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- falco
- English cognates
- falcon
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralhalcones
Examples
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The falcon flew in circles over the field.
presa .
A falcon can see its prey from very far away.
cetrería entrena cazar.
In falconry the falcon is trained to hunt.
¡, posarse !
Look, a falcon has just landed on the tower!
peregrino aves .
The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest birds.
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