Polyglot Dictionary

colibri

/koliˈbɾi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os colibris

Meaning

  1. hummingbird

    • O colibri pairou.

      The hummingbird hovered.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

beija-flor

colibri is more scientific or international; beija-flor is more poetic or Brazilian, literally "flower-kisser" — both mean "hummingbird."

Similar in other languages

German

Kolibri

Kolibri is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hummingbird."

Spanish

colibrí

colibrí is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hummingbird."

French

colibri

colibri is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hummingbird."

Practice

1 What does colibri mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ pairou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colibri?

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