jaguar

Etymology

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îaûára.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæɡjuːə/, IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæɡjuːɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ/, /ˈdʒæɡ(j)u.ɑɹ/

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a jaguar

Noun

jaguar (plural jaguars)

1. A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

See also

• jaguarundi
• jaguar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Panthera onca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Etymology

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi jaguara.^[1]

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar

Noun

jaguar m (plural jaguars, diminutive jaguartje n)

1. jaguar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ɡwaʁ/

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Noun

jaguar m, f (plural jaguars)

1. (masculine) jaguar (cat)
2. (masculine) Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2)
3. (feminine) jaguar (car)
4. (feminine) Jaguar (British car manufacturer)

Further reading

• “jaguar” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• جاݢوار‎

Etymology

From English jaguar, from Portuguese, from Old Tupi jaguara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaɡua(r)/
• Rhymes: -ua(r), -wa(r), -a(r)

Noun

jaguar (Jawi spelling جاݢوار)

1. jaguar (Panthera onca)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈɡu.ar/

Noun

jaguar m anim

1. jaguar (Panthera onca)
2. Jaguar car

Etymology

From Tupian.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈɡwaɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈɡwaɻ/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈɡwaχ/

Noun

jaguar m (plural jaguares)

1. jaguar

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaguar.

Noun

jaguar m (plural jaguari)

1. jaguar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâɡuaːr/
• Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar

Noun

jȁguār m (Cyrillic spelling ја̏гуа̄р)

1. jaguar

Noun

jaguar m (plural jaguares)

1. jaguar (Panthera onca)

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaguar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒɑ.ɡʊ.ɑɾ]

Noun

jaguar (definite accusative jaguarı, plural jaguarlar)

1. jaguar