chamariz
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From chamariço, from chamar + -iço.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: cha‧ma‧riz
Noun edit
chamariz m (plural chamarizes)
- (hunting) a bird or simulacrum of a bird that is used as a deterrent
- an instrument whose sound imitates the song of birds, used in hunting to attract them; complaint
- (figuratively) anything that serves to arouse attention or interest
- European serin (Serinus serinus, a small songbird)
- Synonyms: amarelinha, azegrino, bico-curto, cerejinho, cerezina, cerezinho, cerezino, milheira, milheirinha, milheiriça, riscada, sereno, serezino, serijo, serino, serzino