goryon

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • the house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers
  • a member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds
  • a member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds
  • generically, any small, nondescript bird

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian gorrión (a sparrow).

Origin

Spanish

gorrión

Gloss

a sparrow

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