tigresa

Portuguese

Etymology

From tigre (“tiger”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾe.zɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾe.za/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tiˈɡɾe.zɐ/ [tiˈɣɾe.zɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ezɐ
  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre‧sa

Noun

tigresa f (plural tigresas)

  1. tigress (female tiger)

Spanish

Etymology

From tigre (“tiger”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈɡɾesa/ [t̪iˈɣ̞ɾe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: ti‧gre‧sa

Noun

tigresa f (plural tigresas)

  1. female equivalent of tigre: tigress

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