beija-flor

Portuguese

beija-flor

Etymology

Literally, “flower kisser”, from beijar (“to kiss”) +‎ flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloɾ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloɻ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloɻ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒaˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒaˈfloh]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈfloɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ʒɐˈflo.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bei‧ja‧-flor

Noun

beija-flor m or f by sense (plural beija-flores)

1. hummingbird

   Synonym: colibri

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:beija-flor.

Related terms

• beija-mão
• beija-pé

Further reading

• “beija-flor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “beija-flor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026