maracayá

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní mbarakaja.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maɾakaˈʝa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /maɾakaˈʃa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maɾakaˈʒa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca‧yá

Noun

maracayá m (plural maracayás)

  1. the margay
    Synonyms: gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, margay

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