chupamiel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃupaˈmjel/ [ˌt͡ʃu.paˈmjel]

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: chu‧pa‧miel

chupamiel m (plural chupamieles)

1. (Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) hummingbird

   Synonym: colibrí

• “chupamiel”, 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