monjita

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English

White monjita (Xolmis irupero)

Etymology

From Spanish monjita (“little nun”).

Noun

monjita (plural monjitas)

  1. Any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From monja +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monˈxita/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: mon‧ji‧ta

Noun

monjita f (plural monjitas)

  1. diminutive of monja
    • 2015 September 19, “Amenábar competente, no excepcional”, in El País‎:
      Es lo que me hacen sentir esos cinco curas pedófilos (y vete a saber que otras impunes aficiones practicaban), la sinuosa y cínica monjita que les cuida y una de sus antiguas víctimas, todos recluidos por la Santa Madre Iglesia en una casa junto al mar para que expíen sus viejos pecados.
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  2. monjita (bird)

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