chochín

See also: chōchin

Spanish

Etymology

From chocha (“woodcock”) +‎ -ín (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: cho‧chín

Noun

chochín m (plural chochines)

1. wren (bird)

   Synonyms: ratona, cucarachera, chercán, saltapared, soterrey, curucucha, tacuarita

Further reading

• “chochín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28