alligatore

Italian
Alligator mississippiensis (the American alligator)

Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator, from Early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”). Doublet of lucertola (“lizard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.li.ɡaˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tó‧re

Noun

alligatore m (plural alligatori)

  1. alligator

Latin

Noun

alligātōre

  1. ablative singular of alligātor
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