See also: Pajaro

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish páxaro, pássaro, from Vulgar Latin *passarum, alteration of Latin passer (sparrow), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (who flies, bird), from *peth₂- (to fly). Compare Portuguese pássaro. A distant cognate of peña.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpaxaɾo/ [ˈpa.xa.ɾo]
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  • Rhymes: -axaɾo
  • Syllabification: pá‧ja‧ro

Noun

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pájaro m (plural pájaros)

  1. bird, especially a perching bird
    Hypernym: (any bird) ave
  2. (Dominican Republic, Cuba, slang) homosexual
  3. (colloquial, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
  4. (colloquial, Spain) person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs

Derived terms

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