chorlitejo

Spanish

Etymology

From chorlito +‎ -ejo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɾliˈtexo/ [t͡ʃoɾ.liˈt̪e.xo]

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• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: chor‧li‧te‧jo

Noun

chorlitejo m (plural chorlitejos)

1. plover (member of the family Charadriidae^ws)

Derived terms

• chorlitejo blanco
• chorlitejo chico
• chorlitejo colirrojo
• chorlitejo de dos bandas
• chorlitejo grande
• chorlitejo malayo
• chorlitejo patinegro
• chorlitejo picudo
• chorlitejo piquigrueso
• chorlitejo semipalmado
• chorlitejo silbador

 

Further reading

• “chorlitejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10