monjita

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noun

Any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmonjita (plural monjitas)

plural monjitas

  1. Any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Origin

  1. Spanishmonjita“little nun”
  2. Englishmonjita

From Spanish monjita (“little nun”).

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APA

monjita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monjita

MLA

“monjita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monjita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monjita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monjita.

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