chorlito

From chorlo +‎ -ito.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɾˈlito/ [t͡ʃoɾˈli.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: chor‧li‧to

chorlito m (plural chorlitos)

1. plover (bird)
2. scatterbrain, airhead

   Synonym: cabeza de chorlito

• “chorlito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28