margay
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Margaykat_Leopardus_wiedii.jpg/220px-Margaykat_Leopardus_wiedii.jpg)
Etymology
From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.
Pronunciation
Noun
margay (plural margays)
- Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America..
Synonyms
- (spotted cat): Felis wiedii
Translations
Leopardus wiedii
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Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from or related to Portuguese maracajá, ultimately from Old Tupi marakaîá. Doublet of maracayá.
Noun
margay m (plural margayes)
- The margay.
Synonyms
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)ɡeɪ
- Rhymes:English/eɪ
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Felids
- Spanish terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Spanish terms derived from Portuguese
- Spanish terms derived from Old Tupi
- Spanish doublets
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Felids