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pájaro

bird

noun PAH-hah-roh Common

Usage Note

pájaro carries a written accent on the first a, making it a proparoxytone stressed three syllables back. It is the general word for a small bird, while ave covers larger birds and fowl; matar dos pájaros de un tiro is the equivalent of 'kill two birds with one stone'.

Examples

"El pájaro canta por la mañana."

Natural Translation

The bird sings in the morning.

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