chupamiel
Spanish
Etymology
chupa (“sucks”) + miel (“honey”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃupaˈmjel/ [ˌt͡ʃu.paˈmjel]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: chu‧pa‧miel
Noun
chupamiel m (plural chupamieles)
- (Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) hummingbird
- Synonym: colibrí
Further reading
- “chupamiel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014