beija-flor
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “flower kisser”, from beijar (“to kiss”) + flor (“flower”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: bei‧ja‧-flor
Noun
editbeija-flor m or f by sense (plural beija-flores)
- hummingbird
- Synonym: colibri
Quotations
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- pt:Hummingbirds