iguana

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/, /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ (US) enPR: ĭ-gwäʹ-nə, IPA(key): /ɪˈɡwɑnə/, /əˈɡwɑnə/ Rhymes: -ɑːnə === Noun === iguana (plural iguanas) A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet. (zoology) Any member of the genus Iguana. (colloquial) In America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae. (colloquial) In Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan). (Australia, formerly) Any member of the genus Varanus (see goanna). ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “iguana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “iguana”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Iguana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Iguana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Iguana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Guiana, Inagua == Galician == === Etymology === From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Noun === iguana f (plural iguanas) iguana === Further reading === “iguana”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈɡwa.na/ Rhymes: -ana Hyphenation: i‧guà‧na === Noun === iguana f (plural iguane) iguana === Anagrams === Guiana, agunai, guaina == Japanese == === Romanization === iguana Rōmaji transcription of イグアナ == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Reciprocal form of kũigua (“to hear”); literally, “to hear each other”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iɣuana/ === Verb === iguana (infinitive kũiguana) to agree to be reconciled to be in one mind to be friendly ==== Related terms ==== (Nouns) ũiguano class 14 === References === == Polish == === Etymology === From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ɡuˈa.na/ Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: i‧gu‧a‧na === Noun === iguana f iguana Synonym: legwan ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === iguana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN iguana in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === iguano === Etymology === From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐnɐ Hyphenation: i‧gua‧na === Noun === iguana f or (rare) m (plural iguanas) iguana ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always feminine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, iguana-macho for male and iguana-fêmea for female. Here, macho is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to macha if so. === Further reading === “iguana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈɡwana/ [iˈɣ̞wa.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: i‧gua‧na === Noun === iguana f (plural iguanas) iguana ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “iguana”, 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 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [iɡʋˈɑnɑ] Hyphenation: i‧gu‧a‧na === Noun === iguana (definite accusative iguanayı, plural iguanalar) iguana ==== Declension ====