zaida

See also: Zaida

Spanish

Demoiselle crane

Etymology

From Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida, “lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθaida/ [ˈθai̯.ð̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaida/ [ˈsai̯.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -aida
• Syllabification: zai‧da

Noun

zaida f (plural zaidas)

1. demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo

   Synonym: grulla damisela

Further reading

• “zaida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16