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jaguar

/ˈdʒæɡˌwɑː/JAG-wahr
/ˈdʒæɡˌwɑɹ/JAG-wahr

Meaninga beast of prey

Common meaning: a large spotted wild cat of the Americas

Journey through time

  1. Guaranijaguasource
  2. Early English spellingjaguarsource
  3. Englishjaguar‘a large spotted wild cat of the Americas’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Guarani jagua ‘a beast of prey’.

Roots

  • jagua Guarani “a beast of prey”

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