picaflor

Spanish

picaflor

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to bite”) +‎ flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpikaˈfloɾ/ [ˌpi.kaˈfloɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: pi‧ca‧flor

Noun

picaflor m (plural picaflores)

hummingbird
Synonyms: avíape, besaflor, (Mexico) chuparrosa, colibrí, (Ecuador, Peru) quinde, (Panama) visitaflor
(colloquial) womanizer, flirt

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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