jacaré
See also: jacare
Galician
Noun
jacaré m (plural jacarés)
Further reading
- “jacaré” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi îakaré, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jakare.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒa.kaˈɾɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: ja‧ca‧ré
Noun
jacaré m (plural jacarés, feminine (informal) jacaroa, feminine plural (informal) jacaroas)(chiefly Brazil)
- any crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae
- (strictly) caiman (any crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae)
- Synonym: caimão
Usage notes
The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “jacaré-macho” for male, and “jacaré-fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- jacaré-americano
- jacaré-anão
- jacaré-coroa
- jacaré-da-china
- jacaré-de-papo-amarelo
- jacaré-do-pantanal
- jacarezão
- jacarezinho
Related terms
- jacaré-açu
- jacaretinga
Descendants
Further reading
- “jacaré”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025