quiquiriquí
Spanish, noun/kikiɾiˈki/
quiquiriquí is spelled Q-U-I-Q-U-I-R-I-Q-U-Í (11 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Spanish, the 252,202nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quiquiriquí is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cock-a-doodle-doo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Onomatopeya del canto del gallo”.
What does quiquiriquí mean in English?
interjection
- 1
cock-a-doodle-doo!
noun
- 1
masculinecock-a-doodle-doo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Onomatopeya del canto del gallo.
noun: 1. Persona dada a gallear y a hacer lo posible por distinguirse ventajosamente de los demás.
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 quiquiriquí
- ¡quiquiriquí! canonical
- quiquiriquíes plural
- quiquiriquís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quiquiriquí?
- /kikiɾiˈki/
- [ki.ki.ɾiˈki]
- [kikiɾiˈki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quiquiriquí in Spanish?
quiquiriquí appears about once in every 51 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).