Zap Onomatopoeia

Question

English as a lot of words that sound like what they represent. (ding, crackle, honk, squelch, thud, zap)

What are some commonly used onomatopatic Spanish words?

Answer 1

What about hongo - the noise that a mushroom makes when you squeeze it.

Really? That new for me, and I'm a mushroom. - cogumela, Dec 29, 2010

Squeeze your nose and see what happens... - afowen, Dec 29, 2010

Answer 2

tiger = tigre - ggggrrrr, grgrgr (rugir) = roar, growl

frog = rana - cruá cruá, (croar) = croak

Answer 3

You will find many here: http://www.juegosdepalabras.com/onomato.htm

Answer 4

I really like "ulular" - the sound an owl makes.

In English ,Ululate ,or Ululation, is the howling sound that Mid Eastern women make with their tongues and mouths . - ray76, Dec 24, 2010

Another word for that is zaghareet :-D - athegr8, Dec 29, 2010

Answer 5

Don`t forget the sound a dog makes - ¡guau guau! (jeje)

Answer 6

Las ovejas balan, "be."

The sheep bleat, "baaa."

Answer 7

I like zumbar - the sound a bee makes.

And cacarear - the sound of la gallina.

Answer 8

Birds in Spanish "pían" They also can emit "gorgoritos" and "trinar".

I like "susurrar", to whisper.

But trinar is the verb, pían is an adverb. Maybe piada is the sound a bird makes. - pesta, Dec 29, 2010

"piar" and "trinar" are verbs. The conjugated form would be, trinan, pían y hacen gorgoritos. - cogumela, Dec 29, 2010

Me encantan los gorgoritos. - pesta, Dec 29, 2010

Answer 9

The only one I can think of is "achís" (Spanish) "ah-choo" (English), which is the sound we make when we sneeze.

Answer 10

Of course la vaca = mu (cow = moo )
verb = mugir