zarigüeya

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Spanish

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese çarigueia, from Old Tupi sariwé, sarigwé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾiˈɡweʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saɾiˈɡweʝa/
 
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾiˈɡweʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾiˈɡweʒa/

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  • Rhymes: -eʝa
  • Syllabification: za‧ri‧güe‧ya

Noun

zarigüeya f (plural zarigüeyas)

  1. opossum
    Synonyms: (Argentina, Uruguay) comadreja, (Mexico) tlacuache
    Las zarigüeyas son el marsupial más extendido del continente americano.
    Opossums are the most widespread marsupial of the Americas.

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