hámster

See also: hamster, Hamster, hàmster, and hâmster

Galician

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres)

1. hamster

Portuguese

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters) (European Portuguese spelling, uncommon)

1. alternative spelling of hamster

Further reading

• “hámster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• hamster

Etymology

Borrowed from English hamster or German Hamster, from Old High German hamastra, hamustro (“field mouse”), probably from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ (xoměstorŭ), хомѣстаръ (xoměstarŭ). See English hamster for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxamsteɾ/ [ˈxãms.t̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -amsteɾ
• IPA^(key): /ˈhamsteɾ/ [ˈhãmst̪er]

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  • Rhymes: -amsteɾ
• Syllabification: háms‧ter

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)

1. hamster

Further reading

• “hámster”, 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
• “hámster”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española]; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2023, →ISBN
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “hámster”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA