iguana

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English

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

Etymology

From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

Noun

iguana (plural iguanas)

  1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
  2. (zoology) Any member of the genus Iguana.
  3. Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
  4. Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).
  5. (Australia, formerly) Any member of the genus Varanus (see goanna).
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 161:
      The last they had had, was an iguana one of the blacks had brought in; and though he felt disgusted at the idea of eating it, he made up into a kind of stew, and they both enjoyed it immensely.

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Galician

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡwa.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: i‧guà‧na

Noun

iguana f (plural iguane)

  1. iguana

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

iguana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of イグアナ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Reciprocal form of kũigua (to hear);[1] literally, “to hear each other”.

Pronunciation

Verb

iguana (infinitive kũiguana)

  1. to agree[1]
  2. to be reconciled[1]
  3. to be in one mind[1]
  4. to be friendly[1]

(Nouns)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “igua” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 183. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 85. London: Macmillan.

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɡuˈa.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana f

  1. iguana
    Synonym: legwan

Declension

Further reading

  • iguana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • iguana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧gua‧na

Noun

iguana f or (rare) m (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Usage notes

  • The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “iguana-macho” for male, and “iguana-fêmea” for female.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana (definite accusative iguanayı, plural iguanalar)

  1. iguana

Declension

Inflection
Nominative iguana
Definite accusative iguanayı
Singular Plural
Nominative iguana iguanalar
Definite accusative iguanayı iguanaları
Dative iguanaya iguanalara
Locative iguanada iguanalarda
Ablative iguanadan iguanalardan
Genitive iguananın iguanaların