maracayá

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Guaraní mbarakaja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakaˈʝa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾakaˈʃa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakaˈʒa/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈʒa]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca‧yá

Noun

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maracayá m (plural maracayás)

  1. the margay
    Synonyms: gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, margay

Further reading

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