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txantxangorri

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Basque

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Txantxangorri bat.

Etymology

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From txantxan (chatty, talkative) +‎ gorri (red).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃant͡ʃanɡori/ [t͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃaŋ.ɡo.ri]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ori
  • Hyphenation: txan‧txan‧go‧rri

Noun

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txantxangorri anim

  1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    • 1985, “Hegal egiten”, in Bernardo Atxaga (lyrics), Espaloian, performed by Itoiz:
      Baina egun batean esnatzerakoan
      Txantxangorri bat ikusi nuen gelan
      But one day when I woke up
      I saw a robin in the room

Declension

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Further reading

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