correcaminos
/korekaminos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "road runner" is translated into Spanish as correcaminos.
correcaminos refers to the fast-running bird native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, correcaminos is typically written as a single word. When using it as a noun to mean "the road runner", it is used with the masculine singular article el, forming el correcaminos.
How do you pronounce it?
/korekaminos/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American contexts, correcaminos can be used colloquially to describe a person who is a messenger or someone who runs errands quickly.
- The term correcaminos behaves like a miniature sentence within a single word. It literally translates to 'runs roads', a structure that creates a descriptive noun where English would typically use an adjective.
- In Mexico, there is a professional football team called Correcaminos UAT, named after the bird to symbolize speed and agility on the field.
Examples in context
- Me encanta observar cómo el correcaminos corre con gran velocidad por el desierto.I love watching the road runner sprinting at high speed through the desert.
- Vi un correcaminos en el desierto.I saw a road runner in the desert.
- El correcaminos es un ave muy rápida.The road runner is a very fast bird.
- ¿Has visto alguna vez un correcaminos?Have you ever seen a road runner?
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are looking at a nature book in a park.
- ElenaMira, este dibujo es de un correcaminos.Look, this drawing is of a road runner.
- JavierEs muy bonito, Elena.It is very pretty, Elena.
- Elena¿Crees que es difícil verlo en la naturaleza?Do you think it is hard to see it in nature?
- JavierSí, porque corre demasiado rápido.Yes, because it runs too fast.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry correcaminos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries correcaminos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
