jaguar

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.(j)u.ɑɹ/, (dialectally) /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.waɪɚ/ === Noun === jaguar (plural jaguars) A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === jaguarundi jaguar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Panthera onca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ʒəˈɣwar] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒaˈɣwar] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ʒaˈɣwar] Hyphenation: ja‧guar === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguars) jaguar === Further reading === “jaguar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “jaguar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “jaguar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “jaguar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Apparently borrowed from French jaguar, from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. The contemporary pronunciation derives from English jaguar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛ.ɡuˌɑr/, /ˈdʒɛ.ɡuˌər/ (dated in the Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.ɣyˌɑr/ Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguars, diminutive jaguartje n) jaguar [from late 18th c.] 1777, De Buffon, De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie, vol. 5, part 1, tr. from French, J. H. Schneider (publ.), page 5. ==== Derived terms ==== weerjaguar === References === === Further reading === “jaguar” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒa.ɡwaʁ/ === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguars) jaguar (cat) Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2) === Noun === jaguar f (plural jaguars) jaguar (car) Jaguar (British car manufacturer) === Further reading === “jaguar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Malay == === Etymology === From English jaguar, from Portuguese, from Old Tupi jaguara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɡua(r)/ Rhymes: -ua(r), -wa(r), -a(r) === Noun === jaguar (Jawi spelling جاݢوار, plural jaguar-jaguar or jaguar2) jaguar (Panthera onca) === Further reading === "jaguar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. === Pronunciation === === Noun === jaguar m (definite singular jaguaren, indefinite plural jaguarer, definite plural jaguarene) a jaguar, Panthera onca. === References === “jaguar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “jaguar” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. === Noun === jaguar m (definite singular jaguaren, indefinite plural jaguarar, definite plural jaguarane) a jaguar, Panthera onca === References === “jaguar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jaˈɡu.ar/ Rhymes: -uar Syllabification: ja‧gu‧ar Homophone: Jaguar === Etymology 1 === Internationalism; compare English jaguar, French jaguar, German Jaguar, ultimately from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. ==== Noun ==== jaguar m animal jaguar (Panthera onca) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English Jaguar. Genericized trademark. ==== Noun ==== jaguar m animal Jaguar car ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “jaguar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “jaguar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar. Doublet of jaguara. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ja‧guar === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguares) jaguar (Panthera onca, a feline of Latin America) Synonyms: onça, onça-pintada ==== Usage notes ==== In Brazil, jaguars are more commonly called onça or onça-pintada, and jaguar is mainly used in literature. ==== Related terms ==== jaguara, jaguaraíva, jaguaré, jaguaretê, jaguatirica ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: jaguar → English: jaguar === Further reading === “jaguar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French jaguar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒa.ɡuˈar/ === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguari) jaguar ==== Declension ==== === References === “jaguar”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jâɡuaːr/ Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar === Noun === jȁguār m anim (Cyrillic spelling ја̏гуа̄р) jaguar ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaˈɡwaɾ/ [xaˈɣ̞waɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ja‧guar === Noun === jaguar m (plural jaguares) jaguar (Panthera onca) Synonyms: yaguareté, otorongo === Further reading === “jaguar”, 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 == Swedish == === Noun === jaguar c a jaguar (cat) ==== Declension ==== === References === “jaguar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “jaguar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “jaguar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish ژاغوآر (jaguar), from French jaguar, from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʒɑ.ɡʊ.ɑɾ] === Noun === jaguar (definite accusative jaguarı, plural jaguarlar) jaguar ==== Declension ====