sabiá

Portuguese

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tupi sabîá.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.biˈa/ [sa.bɪˈa], (faster pronunciation) /saˈbja/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /saˈbja/ [saˈβja]

    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: sa‧bi‧á

    Noun

    sabiá m (plural sabiás)

    1. (Brazil) true thrush (any songbird of the genus Turdus)
      Synonyms: caraxué, tordo
      • 1843 July, Gonçalves Dias, “Canção do Exilio [Song of Exile]”, in Primeiros Cantos, Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Universal de Laemmert, published 1846, page 9:
        Minha terra tem palmeiras, / Onde canta o Sabiá; / As aves, que aqui gorgeião, / Não gorgeião como lá.
        My land has palm trees, where the thrush sings; the birds that warble here, don't warble as [they do] there.

    Derived terms

    • sabiá-barranco
    • sabiá-bicolor
    • sabiá-castanho
    • sabiá-coleira
    • sabiá-da-mata
    • sabiá-laranjeira
    • sabiá-preto
    • sabiá-ruivo
    • sabiazinho

    Further reading

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