chigüire

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

chigüiro (Colombia)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Cumanagoto [Term?].

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡwiɾe/ [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wi.ɾe]
Rhymes: -iɾe
Syllabification: chi‧güi‧re

Noun edit

chigüire m (plural chigüires)

(Venezuela) capybara
Synonym: carpincho

Further reading edit

“chigüire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=chigüire&oldid=73106173"