caimão

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Galibi Carib acayouman.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaj.ˈmɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: cai‧mão

Noun

caimão m (plural caimões or caimães or caimãos)

caiman (any of the small crocodilians of genus Caiman)

Descendants

→ English: caiman (or perhaps from Spanish caiman)

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