noun, feminine/abeˈfɾia/plural: avefrías
lapwing (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Related: avefría armada, avefría tero
Etymology tree Spanish ave Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos Proto-Italic *srīgos Latin frīgus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin frīgeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin frīgidus Old Spanish frio Spanish fría Spanish avefría From ave (“avian”) + fría (“cold”).