pájaro
See also: pajaro
Spanish
Etymology
From earlier pássaro, from Vulgar Latin *passarum < Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Portuguese pássaro.
Pronunciation
Noun
pájaro m (plural pájaros)
- bird (usually a small bird capable of flying)
- (Dominican Republic, Cuba, slang) homosexual
- (colloquial, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela) penis
- (colloquial, Spain) person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs
Synonyms
- (penis): See Thesaurus:pene.
Hypernyms
- ave (any bird)
Derived terms
- a vuelo de pájaro (as the crow flies)
- espantapájaros
- más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
- matar dos pájaros de un tiro
- no hay pájaros en los nidos de ayer (Literally: There are no birds in the nests of yesterday. Meaning: Youth passes quickly.)
- pajarera
- pajarero (bird seller, bird breeder)
- pajarita
- pajarito
- pájaro bobo (penguin)
- pájaro cantor (songbird)
- pájaro carpintero (woodpecker)
- pájaro de mal agüero
- pajarón
- pajarraco (ugly bird)
- tener pájaros en la cabeza
Further reading
- “pájaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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