chuparrosa

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) +‎ rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃupaˈrosa/ [t͡ʃu.paˈro.sa]
Rhymes: -osa
Syllabification: chu‧pa‧rro‧sa

Noun

chuparrosa f (plural chuparrosas)

(Mexico) hummingbird
Synonyms: avíape, besaflor, colibrí, (South America) picaflor, (Ecuador, Peru) quinde, (Panama) visitaflor

Descendants

→ English: chuparosa

Further reading

“chuparrosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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