Etymology
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From Brazilian Portuguese çarigueia, from Old Tupi sariwé, sarigwé.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾiˈɡweʝa/ [θa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saɾiˈɡweʝa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saɾiˈɡweʝa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾiˈɡweʃa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾiˈɡweʒa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʒa]
- Rhymes: -eʝa
- Syllabification: za‧ri‧güe‧ya
zarigüeya f (plural zarigüeyas)
- opossum
- Synonyms: (Argentina, Uruguay) comadreja, (Mexico) tlacuache
Las zarigüeyas son el marsupial más extendido del continente americano.- Opossums are the most widespread marsupial of the Americas.
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