pajarita

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pájaro (bird) +‎ -ita (feminine diminutive suffix). In sense 2, named after a bird-shaped folded paper design popular in Spain.

sculpture of the traditional pajarita form

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paxaˈɾita/ [pa.xaˈɾi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: pa‧ja‧ri‧ta

Noun[edit]

pajarita f (plural pajaritas)

  1. female equivalent of pajarito, a small bird
  2. an origami (piece of art made by folding paper)
  3. (Spain, Cuba, Mexico, regionally elsewhere) bowtie, bow tie
    Synonyms: (Chile) humita, corbatín

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