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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): (most of Latin America, Philippines) /saɾiˈɡweʝa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾiˈɡweʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾiˈɡweʒa/
- Rhymes: -eʝa
- Syllabification: za‧ri‧güe‧ya
Noun
zarigüeya f (plural zarigüeyas)
- 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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