chupaflor

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃupaˈfloɾ/ [ˌt͡ʃu.paˈfloɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧pa‧flor

Noun

chupaflor m (plural chupaflores)

1. (Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) hummingbird

   Synonym: colibrí

Further reading

• “chupaflor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28