Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    From Fasaun (pheasant) + Hinkel (hen).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /faˈsaʊ̯nˌhiŋkəl/
    • Rhymes: -iŋkəl
    • Syllabification: Fa‧saun‧hin‧kel

    Noun

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    Fasaunhinkel f (plural Fasaunhinkle)

    1. chachalaca (any bird in the genus Ortalis)
      Synonym: Schakrakack
      • 2021, Piter Kehoma Boll, “Fasaunhinkel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 47, column 1:
        Die Fasaunhinkel schreue im Potreer []
        The chachalacas are crying in the ranch.

    References

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    1. ^ Boll (2021), pages 46–47: “Fasaunhinkel”