ghjacaru

== Corsican == === Alternative forms === ghiacaru, jacaru === Etymology === Probably from Vulgar Latin *cattulus (“whelp, puppy”), from Latin catŭlus (“puppy”). Or, from or influenced by a metathesis of Basque txakur, xakur (“puppy”); however, this has been dismissed as speculative. Compare Spanish cachorro and Sardinian giagaru. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɟakaru/, /ˈɟaɡaru/ === Noun === ghjacaru m (plural ghjacari) (Ultramontane dialects) dog (Canis familiaris) ==== Synonyms ==== (Cismontane dialects) cane === References === “ghjacaru, ghiacaru, jacaru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa