chochín
See also: chōchin
Spanish
Etymology
From chocha (“woodcock”) + -ín (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: cho‧chín
Noun
chochín m (plural chochines)
- wren (bird)
- Synonyms: ratona, cucarachera, chercán, saltapared, soterrey, curucucha, tacuarita
Further reading
- “chochín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024