chuparrosa

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃupaˈrosa/ [t͡ʃu.paˈro.sa]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: chu‧pa‧rro‧sa

Noun

chuparrosa f (plural chuparrosas)

  1. (Mexico) hummingbird
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:colibrí

Descendants

  • → English: chuparosa

Further reading

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