How to pronounce tiercel
American English pronunciation
TEER-sul
- IPA
- /ˈtɪɹsəl/
- Syllables
- TEER · sul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tiercel means
A male hawk or falcon trained by a falconer
In a sentence: The tiercel was smaller than the female falcon, but just as fast.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin tertiolus, a little third. Sources disagree why, but it may be because the male is about a third smaller than the female.
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