manakin

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a person who models clothing, a life-size dummy used for displaying garments, or a small, brightly colored bird native to Central and South America known for its elaborate courtship displays.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo con varios significados: puede referirse a una persona que muestra ropa, a un maniquí de tamaño natural para exhibir prendas, o a un pequeño pájaro de colores brillantes que habita en Centro y Sudamérica, conocido por sus complejos rituales de apareamiento.

1. Fashion model B1 formal

   A woman employed to wear and display clothing to showcase fashion designs.

   • The manakin walked gracefully down the runway.
   • She worked as a manakin for a top fashion house.
   • The designer chose a tall manakin to present the new collection.

   🇪🇸Modelo de moda

   Sinónimos: clotheshorsefashion modelmannequinmodel

2. Display dummy B1 formal

   A life-sized model of a human body used to display clothing in stores or for tailoring.

   • The shop window featured a manakin dressed in a summer dress.
   • Tailors often use a manakin to adjust the fit of a garment.
   • The manakin was positioned to show off the new suit.

   🇪🇸maniquí de exhibición

   Sinónimos: dummyformlay figuremannequinmodel

3. Small bird C1 formal scientific

   Any of numerous small, brightly colored birds native to Central and South America, known for their short bills and elaborate courtship displays.

   • The manakin performed an intricate dance to attract a mate.
   • Birdwatchers spotted a rare manakin in the rainforest.
   • The male manakin's bright plumage is used in courtship rituals.

   🇪🇸Saltarín

• manakins plural form
• manakins' possessive plural form
• manakin's possessive singular form