wallaby

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English

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Bennett's wallaby, a subspecies of the red-necked wallaby

Etymology

From Dharug wollabi (“rock wallaby”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wallaby (plural wallabies)

  1. Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

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French

Bennett's wallaby, a subspecies of the red-necked wallaby

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallaby; from wolabā, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.

Pronunciation

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabys)

  1. wallaby

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwal.la.bi/
  • Rhymes: -allabi
  • Hyphenation: wàl‧la‧by

Noun

wallaby m (invariable)

  1. wallaby

Further reading

  • wallaby in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • wallaby in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • wallaby in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • wallaby in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabies)

  1. wallaby (any of several Australian species of marsupial)
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