jacaré

See also: jacare

Galician

Noun

jacaré m (plural jacarés)

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)

any crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae
(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.

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