picaflor

Spanish

picaflor

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to bite”) ‎ flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpikaˈfloɾ/ [ˌpi.kaˈfloɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧flor

Noun

picaflor m (plural picaflores)

1. hummingbird

   Synonyms: avíape, besaflor, (Mexico) chuparrosa, colibrí, (Ecuador, Peru) quinde, (Panama) visitaflor

2. (colloquial) womanizer, flirt

Derived terms

• picaflor amatista
• picaflor del norte
• picaflor puneño

Further reading

• “picaflor”, 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