beija-flor

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “flower kisser”, from beijar (“to kiss”) +‎ flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloɾ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈfloχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒaˈfloɻ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒaˈfloɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ʒɐˈflo.ɾi/

Audio (Brazil): (file)
Hyphenation: bei‧ja‧-flor

Noun

beija-flor m or f by sense (plural beija-flores)

hummingbird
Synonym: colibri

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:beija-flor.

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