chupaflor

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃupaˈfloɾ/ [ˌt͡ʃu.paˈfloɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: chu‧pa‧flor

Noun

chupaflor m (plural chupaflores)

(Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) hummingbird
Synonym: colibrí

Further reading

“chupaflor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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