cabará

Classical Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabra (“goat”). Compare Old Tupi kabará.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.βaˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧rá

Noun

cabará

1. goat

   cabará cuimbaé ― male goat

   cabará raĭ ― young goat

Descendants

• Guaraní: kavara

Further reading

• Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1639) “Cabará”, in Tesoro de la lengua guaraní [Thesaurus of the Guarani Language] (overall work in Spanish), Madrid, page 85, column 2