pajarita

Spanish

Etymology

From pájaro (“bird”) +‎ -ita (feminine diminutive suffix). In sense 2, named after a bird-shaped folded paper design popular in Spain.

sculpture of the traditional pajarita form

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paxaˈɾita/ [pa.xaˈɾi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pa‧ja‧ri‧ta

Noun

pajarita f (plural pajaritas)

1. female equivalent of pajarito, a small bird
2. an origami (piece of art made by folding paper)
3. (Spain, Cuba, Mexico, US, regionally elsewhere) bowtie, bow tie

   Synonyms: (Chile) humita, corbatín

Coordinate terms

• papiroflexia, origami

Derived terms

• pajarita de las nieves

 

Further reading

• “pajarita”, 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