What does «pichilingo» mean in Spanish?
- Small child, very young age.
♦ Used in: Mexico - Semi-naked.
♦ Used in: Mexico - Common name for several species of toucans of medium to small size (compared to the classic toucans) of the genus Selenidera and the genus Pteroglossus, which inhabit the rainforests of the Amazon, western Colombia and Central America. For example, the little black toucan (tucancillo orejiamarillo or pichilingo negro), typical in the jungles of Colombia, Ecuador and Central America. Scientific name: Selenidera spectabilis. Also the collared toucanet, which inhabits from the south of Mexico to Venezuela. Scientific name: Pteroglossus torquatus.
Examples of use in Spanish: "un nido de pichilingo".
- Common name for a bird of prey, a species of hawk, very common in the plains of Tolima.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Guatemalan river in Izabal (Puerto Barrios). It meanders to the west and then takes a northwesterly course.
- Point where the hamlet of Puerto Barrios was built.