caimão

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Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Kari'na acayouman.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cai‧mão

Noun

caimão m (plural caimões or caimães or caimãos)

  1. caiman (any of the small crocodilians of genus Caiman)

Descendants

  • English: caiman (or perhaps from Spanish caimán)

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