gralho

Meaning

jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɾa.ʎu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: grāculus

Cognate with Spanish: grajo

Cognate with Italian: gracchio

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese grallo, from Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare Spanish grajo, Italian gracchio.