yigüirro

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟ͡ʝiɡˈwiro/, [ɟ͡ʝiɣˈwiro]

Noun

yigüirro m (plural yigüirros)

  1. (Costa Rica) the clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi)
    Synonyms: zorzal pardo, mirlo pardo, mirlo huertero, cenzontle de agua
    • 2017 August 20, Fernando Chaves Espinach, “Ana Broennimann:25 años en el jardín del arte”, in La Nacion‎:
      Se refiere al jardín, poblado de crotos, que rodea su casa; al yigüirro que interrumpe nuestra conversación, canturreando desde su nido en una lámpara; al viento que sacude el verdor del patio.
      She is referring to the garden, thick with castor oil plants, that surrounds her house; to the clay-colored thrush that interrupts our conversation, crooning from its nest in a lamp; to the wind that shakes the yard's greenery.

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