Spanish word

emú

Pronunciation

IPA/eˈmu/

Meaning

  • masculine nounemu

Example

¿Has visto alguna vez un emú?

Have you ever seen an emu?

Illustration for emú (emu)

More examples

El emú salvaje suele evitar a las personas.

The wild emu usually avoids people.

Core concept

Large flightless Australian bird with long legs and neck.

Common phrases

  • granja de emú

    emu farm

  • emú salvaje

    wild emu

Similar words

avestruz: Very large African flightless bird with heavy body and long legs built for fast running on savannas.
ñandú: South American flightless bird of open grasslands that often lives in flocks and runs quickly.
casuario: Large tropical forest flightless bird with a distinctive hard, helmet-like casque on the head.

Definition in Spanish

Ave grande nativa de Australia que no vuela, con patas largas y cuello alargado y capaz de correr a gran velocidad.

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'emu', adopted into Spanish as the name for the Australian bird.

Usage tips

  • Written with an acute accent on the u and used as a masculine noun (el emú), so keep the accent when pluralizing (los emús).

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