carpincho
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Noun ===
carpincho (countable and uncountable, plural carpinchos or carpinchoes)
Alternative form of carpinchoe.
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Paraguayan Guarani kapi'i (“grass”) and the Spanish suffix -ncho.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaɾˈpint͡ʃo/ [kaɾˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -intʃo
Syllabification: car‧pin‧cho
=== Noun ===
carpincho m (plural carpinchos)
(Southern Cone) capybara
Synonyms: capibara, chigüire
=== Further reading ===
“carpincho”, 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