jacaré

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Galician

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Noun

jacaré m (plural jacarés)

  1. alligator
    Synonym: aligator

Further reading

  • jacaré” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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jacarés

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tupi îakaré, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jakare.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes:
    • Hyphenation: ja‧ca‧ré

    Noun

    jacaré m (plural jacarés, feminine (informal) jacaroa, feminine plural (informal) jacaroas)(chiefly Brazil)

    1. any crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae
    2. (strictly) caiman (any crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae)
      Synonym: caimão

    Usage notes

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

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    Descendants

    • English: yacare
    • Galician: jacaré
    • Hunsrik: Schakaree

    Further reading