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English
Noun
capivara (plural capivaras)
- Archaic form of capybara.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi kapibara.
Pronunciation
Noun
capivara f (plural capivaras)
- capybara
Usage notes
- The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “capivara-macho” for male, and “capivara-fêmea” for female.
Further reading
- “capivara”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “capivara”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “capivara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “capivara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “capivara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024