gorrión

This is the 11747th most frequent Spanish word.


gorrión

"Sparrow" - a small bird.


Refers to the common bird, sparrow, in its literal sense.

El gorrión volaba libre entre los árboles.

The sparrow was flying freely among the trees.


Metaphorical comparison to a sparrow to indicate smallness and agility.

Era tan pequeño y ágil que parecía un gorrión entre gigantes.

He was so small and agile that he seemed like a sparrow among giants.


Used as a term of endearment or nickname.

La vieja señora siempre llamaba 'mi gorrión' a su nieto.

The old lady always called her grandson 'my sparrow'.