chochín

See also: chōchin

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chocha

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Spanish -ín

Spanish chochín

From chocha (“woodcock”) + -ín (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: cho‧chín

Noun

chochín m (plural chochines)

1. wren (bird)

   Synonyms: ratona, cucarachera, chercán, saltapared, soterrey, curucucha, tacuarita

Further reading

• “chochín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025