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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French colibri.
Pronunciation
Noun
colibrí m (plural colibrís)
- hummingbird
- Synonym: picaflor
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French colibri, from a Caribbean source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koliˈbɾi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: co‧li‧brí
Noun
colibrí m (plural colibrís or colibríes)
- hummingbird
- Synonyms: avíape, besaflor, (Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) chupaflor, (Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) picaflor, (Mexico) chupamiel, (Mexico) chupamirto, (Mexico) chupamirtos, (South America) chuparrosa, (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) gurrión, (Ecuador, Peru) picaflor, (Panama) quinde, visitaflor
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