English–Spanish
“hummingbird” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/koliˈβɾi/
Example
El colibrí bebe néctar de las flores.
The hummingbird drinks nectar from the flowers.
How to say “hummingbird” in Spanish
“Hummingbird” in Spanish is colibrí.
Small nectar-feeding bird with a long narrow bill and fast hovering flight.
Example sentences with colibrí
Vi un colibrí en el jardín esta mañana.
I saw a hummingbird in the garden this morning.
Tips for using colibrí
- Written Spanish keeps the acute accent on the final i (colibrí) and the plural is colibríes, so the accent normally appears in dictionaries and signs.