abejaruco
Spanish, noun/abexaˈɾuko/
abejaruco is spelled A-B-E-J-A-R-U-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 213,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abejaruco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bee-eater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Merops apiaster) Ave del orden de las trepadoras, de unos quince centímetros de largo, con el cuello…”.
What does abejaruco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebee-eater
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Merops apiaster) Ave del orden de las trepadoras, de unos quince centímetros de largo, con el cuello amarillo, el lomo rojo obscuro y las alas azules y verdes. Es perjudicial para los colmenares porque se come las abejas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abejaruco
- abejarucos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abejaruco?
- /abexaˈɾuko/
- [a.β̞e.xaˈɾu.ko]
- [aβ̞exaˈɾuko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abejaruco in Spanish?
abejaruco appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).