Spanish Onomatopoeia

Definition: In spanish Onomatopoeia is the formation or use of words that are intended to sound like the what they represent.

Examples in Spanish:

quiquiriquí (the sound of a rooster crowing),
achís (the sound of a sneeze),
guau guau ( the sound of a dog)

Sounds of animals in spanish:

bee =bzzz
bird = pi pi
cat = miau
cow = muuu
donkey = iii-aah, iii-aah
duck = cuac cuac
hen = coc co co coc
monkey = i-i-i
pig = oink-oink
tiger = grgrgrgr


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