quiquiriquí

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic. Compare Catalan quiquiriquic, Italian chicchirichì, German kikeriki, Slovene kikirikȋ, Czech kikirikí, kykyryký.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kikiɾiˈki/ [ki.ki.ɾiˈki]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: qui‧qui‧ri‧quí

Interjection[edit]

¡quiquiriquí!

cock-a-doodle-doo!
Synonym: cocorocó

Noun[edit]

quiquiriquí m (plural quiquiriquís or quiquiriquíes)

cock-a-doodle-doo
Synonym: cacareo

Further reading[edit]

“quiquiriquí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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