cariaco
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cariacú, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈrja.ko/
- Rhymes: -ako
- Hyphenation: ca‧rià‧co
Noun
cariaco m (plural cariachi)
- (zoology) a member of the Odocoileus taxonomic genus
- synonym of cervo virginiano (“whitetail”)
- synonym of cervo mulo (“mule deer”)
Further reading
- cariaco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- cariaco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication