quail

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkweɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kweɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwāl)

Inflections of 'quail' (n):
quails
npl (All usages)
quail
npl (Can be used as a collective plural for the birds—e.g. "The men are hunting quail.")
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
quail⇒ vi(flinch, tremble)acobardarse⇒ v prnl
  asustarse⇒ v prnl
  estremecerse⇒ v prnl
  temblar de miedo loc verb
 Laura was clearly furious and Valerie quailed before her.
 Laura estaba claramente furiosa y Valerie se acobardó ante ella.
quail n(bird)codorniz nf
 (AmL)perdiz nf
 Quails are small game birds.
 Las codornices son pequeñas aves de caza.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
quail n(meat)codorniz nf
 (AmL)perdiz nf
 We're eating quail for dinner tonight.
 Hoy tenemos codorniz para cenar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
quail covey n(group of small birds)grupo de perdices grupo nom
 Hunting dogs are often used to flush out a quail covey.
 Los perros de caza se usan para hacer salir a los grupos de perdices.
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'quail' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
codorniz

Collocations: go hunting for quail, [cook, roast, eat] quail, a [roast, stuffed, fried] quail, more...

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