chamariz

Portuguese

Etymology

From chamariço, from chamar + -iço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈɾiʃ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.mɐˈɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.mɐˈɾiʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ.mɐˈɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: cha‧ma‧riz

Noun

chamariz m (plural chamarizes)

1. (hunting) a bird or simulacrum of a bird that is used as a deterrent
2. an instrument whose sound imitates the song of birds, used in hunting to attract them; complaint
3. (figuratively) anything that serves to arouse attention or interest
4. European serin (Serinus serinus, a small songbird)

   Synonyms: amarelinha, azegrino, bico-curto, cerejinho, cerezina, cerezinho, cerezino, milheira, milheirinha, milheiriça, riscada, sereno, serezino, serijo, serino, serzino