beija-flor

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “flower kisser”, from beijar (“to kiss”) +‎ flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈfloʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒaˈfloɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈfloɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ʒɐˈflo.ɾi/

Hyphenation: bei‧ja‧-flor

Noun

beija-flor m or f by sense (plural beija-flores)

hummingbird
Synonym: colibri

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