zirro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ʁu/ [ˈzi.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ʁu/ [ˈzi.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ʁo/ [ˈzi.ho]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ʁu/

Noun

zirro m (plural zirros)

swift (small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow)
Synonyms: gaivão, andorinhão, aião, arvião

Further reading

“zirro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“zirro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026