suçuarana

Portuguese

suçuarana

Etymology

Depending on the source:

• From earlier çuçuarana, perhaps from Old Tupi suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare sɨwasuarána (“cervine”); or perhaps from Guaraní guaçuara.
• From Tupian; compare Guaraní syuasuarána, a compound of susua (“deer”) +‎ rana (“similar”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ.na/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.swɐˈɾɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.swɐˈɾɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.swɐˈɾa.nɐ/

Noun

suçuarana f (plural suçuaranas)

1. (Brazil) Synonym of puma

Descendants

• French: couguar

  English: couguar, cougar