hámster

== Galician == === Noun === hámster m (plural hámsteres) hamster == Portuguese == === Noun === hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters) (European Portuguese spelling, uncommon) alternative spelling of hamster === Further reading === “hámster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === hamster === Etymology === Borrowed from English hamster or German Hamster, from Old High German hamastra, hamustro (“field mouse”), probably from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ (xoměstorŭ), хомѣстаръ (xoměstarŭ). See English hamster for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxamsteɾ/ [ˈxãms.t̪eɾ] Rhymes: -amsteɾ IPA(key): /ˈhamsteɾ/ [ˈhãmst̪er] Rhymes: -amsteɾ Syllabification: háms‧ter === Noun === hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters) hamster === Further reading === “hámster”, 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 “hámster”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “hámster”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA