correlimos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of corre (“to run”) +‎ limos (“muds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koreˈlimos/ [ko.reˈli.mos]
• Rhymes: -imos
• Syllabification: co‧rre‧li‧mos

Noun

correlimos m (plural correlimos)

1. sandpiper

   Synonym: playero

2. any of a number of other birds

Derived terms

• correlimos occidental

 

Further reading

• “correlimos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16