quiquiriquí

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Catalan quiquiriquic, Italian chicchirichì, German kikeriki, Slovene kikirikȋ, Czech kikirikí, kykyryký.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kikiɾiˈki/ [ki.ki.ɾiˈki]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: qui‧qui‧ri‧quí

Interjection

¡quiquiriquí!

  1. cock-a-doodle-doo!
    Synonym: cocorocó

Noun

quiquiriquí m (plural quiquiriquíes or quiquiriquís)

  1. cock-a-doodle-doo
    Synonym: cacareo

Further reading

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