guepardo

Galician

Etymology

From French guépard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪˈpaɾðʊ/

Noun

guepardo m (plural guepardos)

1. cheetah

Further reading

• “guepardo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

guepardo

Alternative forms

• güepardo (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From French guépard, from Italian gattopardo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaʁ.du/ [ɡeˈpaɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaʁ.du/ [ɡeˈpaɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaʁ.du/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaɻ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaʁ.do/ [ɡeˈpaɦ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɛˈpaɾ.du/ [ɡɛˈpaɾ.ðu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁdu, (Portugal) -aɾdu
• Hyphenation: gue‧par‧do

Noun

guepardo m (plural guepardos)

1. cheetah

   Synonym: chita

Further reading

• “guepardo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “guepardo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “guepardo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “guepardo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French guépard. Doublet of gatopardo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈpaɾdo/ [ɡeˈpaɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɾdo
• Syllabification: gue‧par‧do

Noun

guepardo m (plural guepardos)

1. (zoology) cheetah

   Synonym: chita

Related terms

• gatopardo

Further reading

• “guepardo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025