justofué

Spanish

Etymology

From justo +‎ fue, literally ("just, he was"), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xustoˈfwe/ [xus.t̪oˈfwe]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: jus‧to‧fué

Noun

justofué m (plural justofués)

1. (Mexico) great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus).

   Synonyms: benteveo, cristofué

Further reading

• “justofué”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010