swallow
nounmasculine/ɐ̃duˈɾiɲu/medium
an·do·ri·nho
Definition
A common name for various small, agile, migratory birds of the family Hirundinidae; often used synonymously with 'swallow'.
The swallows return to our barn every spring.
We watched the swallows darting over the lake catching insects.
Common collocations
swallow's nestflock of swallowsswallow's flight
Idiomatic expressions
- One swallow does not make a summer. (A single piece of evidence is not proof.)
Etymology
Do latim vulgar '*andonius', diminutivo de 'hirundo'.