jacaré

See also: jacare

Galician

Noun

jacaré m (plural jacarés)

1. alligator

   Synonym: aligator

Further reading

• “jacaré” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

jacarés

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îakaré (“alligator”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.kaˈɾɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: ja‧ca‧ré

Noun

jacaré m (plural jacarés, feminine (informal) jacaroa, feminine plural (informal) jacaroas)(chiefly Brazil)

1. any crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae
2. (strictly) caiman (any crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae)

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “jacaré-macho” for male, and “jacaré-fêmea” for female.

Coordinate terms

• (crocodilians) crocodilianos; aligátor, caimão, crocodilo, gavial, jacaré

Derived terms

• jacaré-americano
• jacaré-anão
• jacaré-coroa
• jacaré-da-china
• jacaré-de-papo-amarelo
• jacaré-do-pantanal
• jacarezão
• jacarezinho

 

Related terms

• jacaré-açu
• jacaretinga

 

Descendants

• → English: yacare
• → Galician: jacaré
• → Hunsrik: Schakaree

Further reading

• “jacaré” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.