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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Guaraní mbarakaja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakaˈʝa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾakaˈʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakaˈʒa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca‧yá
Noun
maracayá m (plural maracayás)
- the margay
- Synonyms: gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, margay
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