quiquiriquí
/kikiɾiki/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for the English "cockadoodledoo" is quiquiriquí.
quiquiriquí is an onomatopoeia used to represent the sound a rooster makes when it crows.
How do you pronounce it?
/kikiɾiki/
Did you know?
- In certain Spanish-speaking regions, you might hear cocorocó instead of quiquiriquí to represent the sound of a rooster.
- In Spanish, the act of a rooster crowing is expressed by the verb cacarear, which is also used for the sound a hen makes.
- The Spanish quiquiriquí is built upon a 'k-r-k' consonant skeleton, a phonetic pattern shared by many other European languages.
Examples in context
- ¡Kikirikí! Es hora de despertar y disfrutar del díaCockadoodledoo! It's time to wake up and enjoy the day
- ¡Quiquiriquí! El gallo me despertó más temprano hoyCockadoodledoo! The rooster woke me up earlier today
- El gallo hace quiquiriquí al amanecer.The rooster goes cockadoodledoo at dawn.
- Escuché un fuerte quiquiriquí esta mañana.I heard a loud cockadoodledoo this morning.
- ¡Quiquiriquí!, gritó el gallo en la granja.Cockadoodledoo!, cried the rooster on the farm.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are visiting a farm at dawn.
- LucíaEscucha, Javier, el gallo está cantando.Listen, Javier, the rooster is crowing.
- JavierSí, suena exactamente así: ¡quiquiriquí!Yes, it sounds exactly like this: cock-a-doodle-doo!
- LucíaMe encanta el sonido del campo.I love the sound of the countryside.
- JavierYo también, Lucía, es muy relajante.I do too, Lucía, it is very relaxing.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries quiquiriquí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
