suçuarana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • suaçurana, suçurana

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi susuarana.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ.na/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ.na/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
  • Hyphenation: su‧çu‧a‧ra‧na

Noun

suçuarana f (plural suçuaranas)

  1. (Brazil) cougar (Puma concolor)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:puma

Coordinate terms

felids: felídeosedit

Descendants

  • French: couguar, cougar, cougouar
    • → English: cougar, couguar (dated)

Further reading

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