ocelote
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French ocelot, from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈlɔ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.sɨˈlɔ.tɨ/
Noun
ocelote m (plural ocelotes)
- (Portugal) ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
- Synonym: jaguatirica
Further reading
- “ocelote”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ocelote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oθeˈlote/ [o.θeˈlo.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /oseˈlote/ [o.seˈlo.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: o‧ce‧lo‧te
Noun
ocelote m (plural ocelotes)
Further reading
- “ocelote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025