quero-quero

See also: queroquero

Portuguese

Um quero-quero

Alternative forms

• queroquero

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɛ.ɾuˈkɛ.ɾu/

Noun

quero-quero m (plural quero-queros)

1. southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis, a bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)

   Synonyms: espanta-boiada, tetéu, téu-téu

   • 2004 October 30, Erico Verissimo, O continente - vol. 1‎^[1], Editora Companhia das Letras, →ISBN:

     O pocotó das patas do cavalo, o vuu do vento, o guincho dos quero-queros — tudo isso era música para seus ouvidos.

     The clip-clop of the horse's hooves, the whoosh of the wind, the screech of the southern lapwings — all of this was music to his ears.

See also

• abibe