margay
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡeɪ, -eɪ
=== Noun ===
margay (plural margays)
Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
Synonyms: kuichua, tree ocelot, tiger cat
==== Derived terms ====
marlot
==== Descendants ====
→ Korean: 마게이 (magei)
→ Japanese: マーゲイ (māgei)
==== Translations ====
=== Further reading ===
Leopardus wiedii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Leopardus wiedii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
"Margay" on IUCN Red List
=== Anagrams ===
Magyar
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
margay m (plural margays)
margay
=== Further reading ===
“margay”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
maracayá
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from or related to Portuguese maracajá, ultimately from Old Tupi marakaîá. Doublet of maracayá.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /maɾˈɡai/ [maɾˈɣ̞ai̯]
Rhymes: -ai
Syllabification: mar‧gay
=== Noun ===
margay m (plural margays or margayes)
margay
Synonyms: gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, maracayá
==== Descendants ====
→ English: margay→ Korean: 마게이 (magei)→ Japanese: マーゲイ (māgei)
→? French: margay
=== Further reading ===
“margay”, 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