benteveo
Spanish, noun[bẽn̪t̪eˈβ̞eo]
benteveo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kiskadee, especially the great kiskadee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Pitangus sulphuratus) Pájaro americano de la familia de los tiránidos, de unos 25 cm de longitud con el…”.
What does benteveo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekiskadee, especially the great kiskadee
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Pitangus sulphuratus) Pájaro americano de la familia de los tiránidos, de unos 25 cm de longitud con el vientre y el pecho amarillos. Es natural de zonas húmedas, donde se alimenta cazando insectos al vuelo
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 benteveo
- benteveos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benteveo?
- [bẽn̪t̪eˈβ̞eo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is benteveo in Spanish?
benteveo appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).