leguaan

== English == === Etymology === From French l'iguane, "the iguana", through Dutch and Afrikaans. === Noun === leguaan (plural leguaans) An iguana. Any of the monitor lizards. 2001 : Finally, a help plea yesterday from Debbie Thompson of Gonubie -- what to do about a small leguaan that had taken up residence in her "somewhat wild" garden with big trees, dense shrubs and hedges? [1] 2006 : This is the view of Sazi Mhlongo, chair of the Traditional Healers's Association of SA (Thasa). It follows the recent court appearance of a sangoma and five others after police discovered the skins of various protected animals in the sangoma's house. The skins included that of a lion, leopard, puff adder and water leguaan. [2] ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aulnage == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish iguana, with assimilation of the Spanish definite article (rebracketing of la iguana), from Taíno *iwana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌleː.ɣyˈaːn/ Hyphenation: le‧gu‧aan Rhymes: -aːn === Noun === leguaan f (plural leguanen, diminutive leguaantje n) an iguana; lizard of the family Iguanidae; historically also including members of the Iguania Synonym: boomkip (Suriname) ==== Derived terms ==== zeeleguaan ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: likkewaan Berbice Creole Dutch: linggwana Sranan Tongo: legwana → Caribbean Hindustani: lagwáná → German: Leguan