burion

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noun

A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).

Similar
house finch
OriginMexican Spanish burrión ← Spanish gorrión →
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Meanings

nounburion (plural burions)

plural burions · alternative burrion

  1. archaicA red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).

    Synonyms: house finch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).

Similar
house finch

Origin

  1. Spanishgorrión“sparrow”
  2. Mexican Spanishburrión
  3. Englishburion

From Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”).

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Anagrams

UrbinoRubino
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APA

burion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burion

MLA

“burion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burion.

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