"pájaro" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaxaɾo/, [ˈpa.xa.ɾo] Forms: pájaros [plural]
Rhymes: -axaɾo Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish páxaro, pássaro, from Vulgar Latin *passarum, alteration of Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Portuguese pássaro. A distant doublet of peña. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|páxaro|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish páxaro, {{inh+|es|osp|páxaro}} Inherited from Old Spanish páxaro, {{m|osp|pássaro}} pássaro, {{inh|es|VL.|*passarum}} Vulgar Latin *passarum, {{inh|es|la|passer||sparrow}} Latin passer (“sparrow”), {{inh|es|ine-pro|*p(e)t-tro-||who flies, bird}} Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), {{m|ine-pro|*peth₂-||to fly}} *peth₂- (“to fly”), {{cog|pt|pássaro}} Portuguese pássaro, {{doublet|es|peña|nocap=1}} doublet of peña Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pájaro m (plural pájaros)
  1. bird, especially a perching bird Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-pájaro-es-noun-0LrSG1CA Disambiguation of Birds: 46 5 6 43
  2. (Dominican Republic, Cuba, slang) homosexual Tags: Cuba, Dominican-Republic, masculine, slang Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-pájaro-es-noun-MEv0i4J0 Disambiguation of LGBT: 6 32 35 27 Categories (other): Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish
  3. (colloquial, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela) penis Tags: Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Genitalia, LGBT Synonyms: pene
    Sense id: en-pájaro-es-noun-9pUtbu9V Disambiguation of Genitalia: 13 35 45 8 Disambiguation of LGBT: 6 32 35 27 Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Guatemalan Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish
  4. (colloquial, Spain) person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs Tags: Spain, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): LGBT Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-pájaro-es-noun-wJWSByBZ Disambiguation of LGBT: 6 32 35 27 Disambiguation of Birds: 46 5 6 43 Categories (other): Spanish Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 3 14 70 Disambiguation of Spanish terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 2 9 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a vuelo de pájaro (english: as the crow flies), cabeza a pájaros, cazar el pájaro, espantapájaros, leche de pájaro, más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando, matar dos pájaros de un tiro, no hay pájaros en los nidos de ayer (english: youth passes quickly; there are no birds in the nests of yesterday) [literally], pajarera, pajarero (english: bird seller, bird breeder), pajaril, pajarita, pajarito, pájaro bobo (english: penguin), pájaro cantor (english: songbird), pájaro carpintero (english: woodpecker), pájaro de mal agüero, pájaro del sol, pájaro estaca, pájaro moscón, pájaro plomo, pájaro vaco, pajarón, pajarraco (english: ugly bird), pata de pájaro, pie de pájaro, red de pájaros, tener pájaros en la cabeza

Inflected forms

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        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela) penis"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pene"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "Guatemala",
        "Mexico",
        "Venezuela",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish Spanish",
        "Spanish colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Spain) person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaxaɾo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpa.xa.ɾo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-axaɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pájaro"
}

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