chupaflor
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) + flor (“flower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃupaˈfloɾ/ [ˌt͡ʃu.paˈfloɾ]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: chu‧pa‧flor
Noun
[edit]chupaflor m (plural chupaflores)
- (Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) hummingbird
- Synonym: colibrí
Further reading
[edit]- “chupaflor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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