canguru
Asturian
Noun
canguru m (plural canguros)
- kangaroo (marsupial)
Corsican
Etymology
From French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kãnˈɡuru/
Noun
canguru m (plural canguri)
References
- “canguru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from dated English kangooroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡuˈɾu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡuˈɾu/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: -u
Noun
canguru m (plural cangurus)
Derived terms
- canguru perneta
- canguru-cinzento-ocidental
- canguru-cinzento-oriental
- canguru-vermelho
- canguruar
- canguruzão
- canguruzinho
Descendants
- → Tetum: kangurú
Further reading
- “canguru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “canguru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025