chamariz

Portuguese

Etymology

From chamariço, from chamar + -iço.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cha‧ma‧riz

Noun

chamariz m (plural chamarizes)

  1. (hunting) a bird or simulacrum of a bird that is used as a deterrent
  2. an instrument whose sound imitates the song of birds, used in hunting to attract them; complaint
  3. (figuratively) anything that serves to arouse attention or interest
  4. European serin (Serinus serinus, a small songbird)
    Synonyms: amarelinha, azegrino, bico-curto, cerejinho, cerezina, cerezinho, cerezino, milheira, milheirinha, milheiriça, riscada, sereno, serezino, serijo, serino, serzino
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