gallina de la sierra

Spanish

Etymology

gallina (“chicken”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ la +‎ sierra (“mountain”)

Noun

gallina de la sierra f (plural gallinas de la sierra)

(New Mexico) turkey (bird in the genus Meleagris)

Synonyms

(turkey): pavo, guajolote

References

“New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎ (in English), April 9, 2023, retrieved April 9, 2023

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