pechirrojo

Spanish

Etymology

From pecho (“breast”) +‎ rojo (“red”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pet͡ʃiˈroxo/ [pe.t͡ʃiˈro.xo]
Rhymes: -oxo
Syllabification: pe‧chi‧rro‧jo

Adjective

pechirrojo (feminine pechirroja, masculine plural pechirrojos, feminine plural pechirrojas)

red-breasted (said of many species of bird)

See also

petirrojo

Further reading

“pechirrojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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