tanager

English

Etymology

From New Latin Tanagra, from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara.

Pronunciation

Noun

tanager (plural tanagers)

Tanager on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

1. Any of several American passerine birds, of the family Thraupidae, that inhabit forests.
   • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 5, The Younger Set^[1]:

     Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume ; … ; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

Translations

American passerine birds

• Portuguese: saíra, saí

• Spanish: tángara (es) f

Derived terms

• tanagrine

References