What is the Latin word for falcon?

The usual Latin words for “falcon” are falcō, accipiter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“falcon” in Latin

falcōfalcon; pigeon-toed person, person whose toes point in accipiterhawk, merlin; a rapacious man

The English word falcon itself goes back to Latin falcō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

falcon

falco (in Serv., Verg., Aen., 10, 145, and Linn.): accipiter (the common hawk; *falco palumbarius, Linn.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for falcon?: The usual Latin words for “falcon” are falcō, accipiter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.