quiquiriquí

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Catalan quiquiriquic, Italian chicchirichì, German kikeriki, Slovene kikirikȋ, Czech kikirikí, kykyryký.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kikiɾiˈki/ [ki.ki.ɾiˈki]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: qui‧qui‧ri‧quí

Interjection

¡quiquiriquí!

1. cock-a-doodle-doo!

   Synonym: cocorocó

Noun

quiquiriquí m (plural quiquiriquís or quiquiriquíes)

1. cock-a-doodle-doo

   Synonym: cacareo

Further reading

• “quiquiriquí”, 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