XIRIGÜELLA-LAPWING-AVEFRIA

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XIRIGÜELLA-LAPWING-AVEFRIA

Post by Marta Elena Díaz García »

For me, an Asturian word related with winter is:

Xirigüella, the name used for the lapwing. In Spanish: Avefría.

I used to go with my father to see the lapwings in the grasslands during winter. It was a wonderful spectacle. :D

It is a pity that xirigüellas are trapped or shot in most European Countries as gastronomic delicacies. :twisted:

Only in Austria lapwings are protected and in Portugal since 2000.

Pareces una xirigüella” means “you look like a lapwing” (your crown hair is like the upturned crest of the lapwing):mrgreen: .

I don´t know any other Asturian sayings employing this word.
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