dodo
/ˈdodo/
The English phrase "dodo bird" is translated into Spanish as dodo.
dodo refers to the extinct flightless bird that was originally native to the island of Mauritius.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is used with the masculine article el to form el dodo (the dodo).
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈdodo/
Did you know?
- While English uses 'dodo' as a slang term for a foolish person, Spanish speakers do not use dodo as an insult for intelligence.
- The word dodo is a palindrome in Spanish, meaning it reads the same forward and backward.
- Spanish uses the masculine article el for el dodo as a fixed grammatical gender, regardless of whether the bird being discussed is female.
Examples in context
- Ayer, leí un artículo interesante sobre el pájaro dodo.Yesterday, I read an interesting article about the dodo bird.
- ¿Alguna vez has visto un dodo?Have you ever seen a dodo?
- El dodo se extinguió en el siglo XVII.The dodo went extinct in the 17th century.
- El dodo ya no existe.The dodo no longer exists.
- Vi un dibujo de un dodo en el libro.I saw a drawing of a dodo in the book.
- El dodo era un ave de Mauricio.The dodo was a bird from Mauritius.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are looking at a science book in a museum.
- María¿Qué animal es este, Mateo?What animal is this, Mateo?
- MateoEs un dodo, un ave extinta.It is a dodo, an extinct bird.
- María¡Qué lástima que el dodo se extinguiera!What a shame that the dodo became extinct!
- MateoSí, era muy curioso.Yes, it was very curious.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry dodo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
