pechirrojo

Spanish

Etymology

From pecho (“breast”) ‎ rojo (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pet͡ʃiˈroxo/ [pe.t͡ʃiˈro.xo]
• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: pe‧chi‧rro‧jo

Adjective

pechirrojo (feminine pechirroja, masculine plural pechirrojos, feminine plural pechirrojas)

1. red-breasted (said of many species of bird)

See also

• petirrojo

Further reading

• “pechirrojo”, 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