noun, masculine/xeɾiˈfalte/plural: gerifaltes
gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus; bigwig; big cheese
Synonyms: halcón gerifalte, barón, pez gordo
From Old French girfaut, gerfault or Provençal gerfalt, gerfalc, both from Old Norse geirfalki, from geiri (“a type of dart”) + falki (“hawk”) (because of the resemblance to the bird's plumage).