margay
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
margay (plural margays)
- Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
- Synonyms: kuichua, tree ocelot, tiger cat
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
Leopardus wiedii
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
margay m (plural margays)
Further reading[edit]
- “margay”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from or related to Portuguese maracajá, ultimately from Old Tupi marakaîá. Doublet of maracayá.
Noun[edit]
margay m (plural margays or margayes)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “margay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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