pássaro
Portuguese
pássaro
Etymology
From Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passaru < Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare English passerine, Spanish pájaro, Romanian pasăre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sa.ɾu/, /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sa.ɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: pás‧sa‧ro
Noun
pássaro m (plural pássaros)
- a male bird (animal), especially a small one
- passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)
Synonyms
- (bird): passarinho (small bird), ave (any bird)
- (passerine): passarinho
Coordinate terms
- (female): pássara
Derived terms
- pássaro-angu
- pássaro-do-mel
- pássaro-mosca
- pássaro-pêndulo
- pássaro-preto
- pássaro-trombeta
- pássaro-voa
Related terms
- passarada
- passaredo
- passareiro
- passarihagem
- passarinhista
- passarinho
- passaritar
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