flamingo

FREQ #21758

n. 红鹤, 火烈鸟

发音

US /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
其它

词形变化

flamingoes flamingos 复数 flamingos flamingoes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.

    火烈鸟

    红鹤

    火鹤

    红鹳

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  2. 2.

    A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

wader wading bird

相关短语

flamingo flower 火鹤花 flamingo tongue flamingo tongues flamingo flowers flamingo squat flamingo shot flamingo shots Flamingo Beach lesser flamingo Chilean flamingo Andean flamingo James's flamingo greater flamingo 大红鹳 American flamingo Caribbean flamingo

词源

From Portuguese flamengo (“flamingo”) and Spanish flamenco (“flamingo”), which were adapted from Catalan flamenc (“flamingo”), of disputed ultimate origin in this sense. All three forms are used adjectivally as an ethnonym meaning 'Flemish' (of Germanic origin, cognate to English Fleming); Spanish flamenco refers also to a dance type. Compare also French flamant (“flamingo”). *The bird's name may derive from the ethnonym by an association of a ruddy complexion or hair color with the Flemings; this etymology is supported by Corominas. (In Spanish, flamenco can be used colloquially as an adjective meaning "robust, healthy-looking".) * Alternatively, the dance flamenco, the bird name, or both come from attaching the same Germanic-derived ending found in the ethnonym to the distinct root of Latin flamma (“flame”): i.e. Catalan flamenc has been analyzed as flama (“flame”) + -enc. Compare also Portuguese -engo.

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